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South Front Street Bridge

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Overview
Bascule bridge over Elizabeth River on South Front Street in Elizabeth
Location
Union County, New Jersey
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1922; rehabilitated 1974
Builder
- Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois
Design
Warren Through Truss Single Leaf Strauss Heel-Trunnion Bascule
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 131.9 ft.
Total length: 158.1 ft.
Deck width: 17.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.0 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.64417, -74.19083   (decimal degrees)
40°38'39" N, 74°11'27" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/568417/4499572 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Elizabeth
Inventory numbers
NJ 2004001 (New Jersey bridge number)
BH 25603 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2010)
Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 24.3 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2010)
1,977

Update Log 

  • November 15, 2011: Updated by Nathan Holth: Updated Bridge Type

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