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NJT - North Branch Raritan River Bridge 39.09

Somerset County, New Jersey

Photos 

NJT--North Branch Raritan River Bridge

A midday "Phillipsburger" train is seen on the bridge in the summer of 1982.

Frank Garon via Facebook; used with permission; all other rights reserved

View this photo at scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net

BH Photo #432174

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Stone arch bridge over North Branch Raritan River on NJ Transit (former Central RR of New Jersey)
Location
North Branch, Somerset County, New Jersey
Status
Open to authorized vehicles only
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Total length: 250.0 ft.
Also called
CNJ--North Branch Raritan River Bridge 39.09
Conrail--North Branch Raritan River Bridge 39.09
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.58878, -74.68113   (decimal degrees)
40°35'20" N, 74°40'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/526983/4493158 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 82360 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Arch (12,104)
Deck arch (11,343)
New Jersey (1,532)
North Branch, New Jersey (1)
Open to authorized vehicles (259)
Owned by state (15,999)
Railroad (15,437)
Somerset County, New Jersey (128)
Stone arch (3,052)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,232)

Update Log 

  • July 30, 2020: New photo from Patrick Gurwell
  • June 13, 2019: Updated by Geoff Hubbs: modified names and added length
  • July 24, 2018: Added by Alexander D. Mitchell IV

Sources 

  • Alexander D. Mitchell IV
  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Patrick Gurwell - pgurwell [at] gmail [dot] com

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