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Harold J. Dillard Memorial Bridge

Bergen County, New Jersey

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Dillard Memorial Bridge

Photo taken by Adam Elmquist

View this photo at panoramio.com

BH Photo #257721

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Description 

The Dillard Memorial Bridge is a center-bearing, Warren through truss swing span. The bridge has a concrete substructure and steel deck girder approach spans. The bridge was erected in 1908 by the F.R. Long Company, a regionally important bridge-building firm based in Hackensack. The F.R. Long Company also built the Lake Avenue Bridge in Midland Park (2) and the Passaic Avenue Bridge in Garfield.

This bridge is significant for its association with the F.R. Long Company and as a rare surviving operational swing span in the county. The bridge was dedicated to the memory of Harold J. Dillard, the first Hackensack native killed in Vietnam.

Facts 

Overview
Swing through truss bridge over Hackensack River on Court Street (CR 12) in Hackensack
Location
Hackensack, Bergen County, New Jersey
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1908; rehabilitated 1974
Design
Swing Warren through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 88.9 ft.
Total length: 316.9 ft.
Deck width: 27.6 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.2 ft.
Recognition
Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Also called
Court Street Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.87907, -74.03946   (decimal degrees)
40°52'45" N, 74°02'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/580931/4525776 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Hackensack
Average daily traffic (as of 2018)
18,563
Inventory numbers
NJ 020004A (New Jersey bridge number)
BH 25062 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2018)
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: 75.8 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Bergen County, New Jersey (107)
Built 1908 (711)
Built during 1900s (7,228)
Hackensack River (21)
Hackensack, New Jersey (5)
Have street view (26,957)
Movable (2,975)
NR-eligible (4,053)
Navigable waterway (2,152)
New Jersey (1,532)
 Open (39,897)
Owned by county (20,788)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,434)
Swing (1,455)
Through truss (15,087)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,235)
Truss (32,814)
Warren through truss (1,616)
Warren truss (6,568)

Update Log 

  • July 22, 2020: New photos from Patrick Gurwell
  • June 29, 2013: Updated by Dave King: Added name & description

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