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River Road Bridge

Panoramio user Adam Elmquist

BH Photo #290762

Overview: Timber stringer bridge on 1886 cast iron bents over Raritan Valley Line on River Road
Location: Somerset County, New Jersey
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1886; rehabilitated 1949; to be replaced
Railroads: - Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ)
- Conrail (CR)
- New Jersey Transit (NJT)
Design: 1949 Timber stringer bridge resting on rare 1886 cast iron bents.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 46.9 ft.
Total length: 81.0 ft.
Deck width: 13.8 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.59028, -74.68222 (decimal degrees)
40°35'25" N, 74°40'56" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/526890/4493324 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Raritan
Average daily traffic (as of 2017): 2,392
Inventory numbers: NJ 1861159 (New Jersey bridge number)
BH 51519 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of February 2017): Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 11.7 (out of 100)
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