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Queens Bridge

Somerset County, New Jersey

Photos 

Queen's Bridge, South Bound Brook

Photo of Queens Bridge, South Bound Brook and Ruberroid complex taken from Bound Brook side of Raritan River

Wikipedia

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BH Photo #308952

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Through truss bridge over Raritan River on County Road 527
Location
Bound Brook, Somerset County, New Jersey
Status
Replaced by a new bridge using old stone piers
History
Built 1875; Replaced 1984; Stone piers still in use
Design
Three span vertical endpost Whipple (double intersection Pratt) through truss with cast iron elements
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.55918, -74.52750   (decimal degrees)
40°33'33" N, 74°31'39" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/540001/4489930 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Bound Brook
Inventory number
BH 64242 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,557)
Bound Brook, New Jersey (8)
Built 1875 (106)
Built during 1870s (1,105)
Lost (24,711)
Lost 1984 (110)
Lost during 1980s (1,367)
 New Jersey (1,522)
Replaced by new bridge (16,565)
Somerset County, New Jersey (126)
Through truss (15,054)
Truss (32,768)
Whipple truss (386)

Update Log 

  • February 8, 2021: New photo from Art Suckewer
  • February 16, 2020: New photo from Melissa Brand-Welch
  • November 7, 2019: New photo from Art Suckewer
  • March 12, 2016: Updated by Art Suckewer: Added some pictures and corrected truss type
  • January 9, 2015: New photo from Art Suckewer
  • November 24, 2014: Added by Dave King

Sources 

  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com
  • Melissa Brand-Welch - melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com
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Comments 

Queens Bridge
Posted November 10, 2020, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

Looks like it to me Art

Queens Bridge
Posted November 8, 2020, by Art S. (asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

Looking at some of Melissa's pictures, it looks like this bridge has Phoenix Columns. Anyone else agree?

Regards,

Art S.

Queens Bridge
Posted February 16, 2020, by Melissa Brand-Welch (melissabrandwelch [at] msn [dot] com)

Thanks Art !

Queens Bridge
Posted February 16, 2020, by Art S. (asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

Nice adds Melissa!

It’s interesting that it’s referred to as county designed. It’s a vertical endpost Whipple, which was normal for the period. Mead Ave. in PA is another example and there were many more.

I wonder who the actual builder was.

Regards,

Art S.