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Riverton-Belvidere Bridge (1904)

Northampton County, Pennsylvania, and Warren County, New Jersey

Photos 

Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in May 2021

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BH Photo #499714

Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Four-span through truss bridge over Delaware River between Riverton and Belvidere
Location
Belvidere, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, and Warren County, New Jersey
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1904; Reconstructed 2007
Builders
- Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission
- New Jersey Bridge Co.
- Phoenix Bridge Co. of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Design
Double-intersection Warren through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 170.0 ft.
Total length: 651.9 ft.
Deck width: 16.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.1 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
Riverton-Belvidere Toll Supported Bridge (Official name)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.82885, -75.08462   (decimal degrees)
40°49'44" N, 75°05'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/492865/4519761 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Belvidere
Average daily traffic (as of 1992)
5,100
Inventory numbers
PA 48 7208 9992 0005 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 28847 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 31432 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of March 2008)
Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 55.7 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Belvidere, New Jersey (5)
Built 1904 (598)
Built during 1900s (7,742)
Delaware River (83)
Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission (18)
Double-intersection Warren through truss (186)
Double-intersection Warren truss (498)
Have street view (29,909)
NR-eligible (4,125)
New Jersey (1,713)
New Jersey Bridge Co. (4)
Northampton County, Pennsylvania (139)
 Open (41,207)
Owned by bridge authority (265)
Pennsylvania (6,314)
Phoenix Bridge Co. (247)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,498)
State line crossing (933)
Steel grate deck (471)
Through truss (17,898)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,134)
Truss (36,811)
Warren County, New Jersey (168)

Update Log 

  • April 10, 2022: New photo from Paul Plassman
  • January 3, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • December 5, 2021: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Phoenix columns"
  • October 5, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • May 29, 2021: New photos from Patrick Gurwell
  • May 12, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • April 14, 2020: Updated by Nick Boppel: Fix map marker
  • July 7, 2019: New photo from Art Suckewer
  • June 27, 2013: Photo imported by Dave King
  • June 26, 2013: Photo imported by Dave King
  • February 22, 2009: Updated by Ian Anderson: Updated per DRJTBC page

Sources 

  • Ian Anderson - macsignals [at] gmail [dot] com
  • DRJTBC Page on Riverton-Belvidere Bridge
  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com
  • Nick Boppel - nickboppel01 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Patrick Gurwell - pgurwell [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Paul Plassman
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Comments 

Riverton-Belvidere Bridge (1904)
Posted December 6, 2021, by Art S. (Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

Christopher,

This bridge does not have Phoenix Columns nor was it made by Phoenix Bridge Co. As I'm not sure what you had in mind I'll leave the corrections to you.

The only association with Phoenix I'm aware of are some rolling marks.

I look forward to your additional input.

Sincerely,

Art S.