Nevius Street Bridge

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Photo uploaded by Art S.

BH Photo #448909

Overview: Whipple through truss bridge over Raritan River on Nevius Street in Raritan
Location: Somerset County, New Jersey
Status: Open to pedestrians
History: Built 1886 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Co.; rehabilitated 1938 and 2006
Builder: - Wrought Iron Bridge Co. of Canton, Ohio
Design: Whipple through truss
2 spans of 10 panels each
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 149.9 ft.
Total length: 305.1 ft.
Deck width: 17.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 12, 1992
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.56460, -74.63568 (decimal degrees)
40°33'53" N, 74°38'08" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/530840/4490489 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Raritan
Inventory numbers: NJ 18E0801 (New Jersey bridge number)
NRHP 92001526 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 25521 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

January 10, 2020: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
January 10, 2020: New photos from Art Suckewer
June 2, 2019: New photo from Art Suckewer
March 3, 2015: Updated by Tony Dillon: Changed truss type
September 16, 2011: Updated by James McCray: updated info to reflect bridge's correct location and to reflect that it has been turned into a pedestrian bridge

Nevius Street Bridge

Posted March 3, 2015, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

A Whipple truss in it's technical definition IS a double-intersection Pratt truss.

So, both labels are appropriate.

Nevius Street Bridge

Posted March 3, 2015, by Anonymous

This is actually a Whipple truss bridge - two spans. The placard calls it a "double intersection" Pratt truss.