Raritan River Bridge (S) - former Reading RR

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Overview: Parker through truss bridge over Raritan River on Reading RR Port Reading Branch
Location: Manville, Somerset County, New Jersey
Status: Derelict/abandoned
History: new rail connection at Bound Brook made bridge obsolete
Railroads: - Conrail (CR)
- Conrail Shared Assets Operations (CRCX)
- Reading Railroad (RDG)
Design: Parker through truss
Also called: Reading - Raritan River Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.54953, -74.56856 (decimal degrees)
40°32'58" N, 74°34'07" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/536530/4488842 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Bound Brook
Inventory number: BH 52472 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Port Reading Branch Raritan River Bridge

Posted January 26, 2014, by Jim Eden (jim888eden [at] gmail [dot] com)

This bridge is open to rail traffic and is used daily.

Auto traffic is restricted to Conrail employees.