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Raritan River Covered Bridge at Somerville

Somerset County, New Jersey

Photo 

CoveredBridgeDavisGrayWatercolor

1971 rendering by Davis Gray

Photo uploaded by Art S.

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BH Photo #464769

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Bridge over Raritan River on Bridge Street
Location
Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1822
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.55711, -74.61387   (decimal degrees)
40°33'26" N, 74°36'50" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/532690/4489666 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 87738 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,934)
Built 1822 (7)
Built during 1820s (97)
Covered (1,736)
Lost (26,744)
Lost 1887 (7)
 Lost during 1880s (88)
New Jersey (1,650)
Replaced by new bridge (18,143)
Somerset County, New Jersey (143)
Somerville, New Jersey (3)

Update Log 

  • January 10, 2020: New photo from Art Suckewer

Sources 

  • Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com

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