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Canal bridge at Zarephath
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THE OLD CANAL BRIDGE ZAREPHATH ACADEMY PILLAR OF FIRE ZAREPHATH NJ
I think this the standard D&R Canal bridge design
Photo uploaded by Art S
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BH Photo #350416
Description
This type of swing is an example of a shear pole swing bridge not many are built today. Shear pole swing bridges are also called drawbridges with A frames like in Paulsboro NJ Island Park NY Washington DC and a few in New Jersey.
Facts
- Overview
- Lost Bridge over D&R Canal
- Location
- Somerset County, New Jersey
- Status
- Replaced by a new bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.53580, -74.57740 (decimal degrees)
40°32'09" N, 74°34'39" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/535789/4487314 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Bound Brook
- Inventory number
- BH 71508 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- March 30, 2016: Updated by Douglas Butler: Info
- March 26, 2016: Added by ArtS
Sources
- Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com
- Douglas Butler