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NJRT - Glen Rock Viaduct

Bergen County, New Jersey

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Description 

This bridge was the site of a horrific head-on collision in 1911.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Warren pony truss bridge over Erie Railroad on Public Service Corporation of New Jersey
Location
Glen Rock, Bergen County, New Jersey
Status
Removed
History
Built 1909;
Railroads
- Erie Railroad (ERIE)
- Interurban
- North Jersey Rapid Transit (NJRT)
- Public Service Corporation of New Jersey (PCNJ)
Design
Warren pony truss
Also called
PCNJ - Glen Rock Viaduct
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.95735, -74.12801   (decimal degrees)
40°57'26" N, 74°07'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/573383/4534388 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Paterson
Inventory number
BH 72000 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Beam (16,969)
Bergen County, New Jersey (113)
Built 1909 (805)
Built during 1900s (7,687)
Curved (494)
Erie Railroad (307)
Girder (11,236)
Glen Rock, New Jersey (1)
Grade Separated Rail Crossing (422)
Interurban (1,012)
Lost (29,202)
New Jersey (1,704)
 North Jersey Rapid Transit (5)
Owned privately (1,949)
Plate girder (8,782)
Pony truss (17,094)
Public Service Corporation of New Jersey (11)
Railroad (16,549)
Through girder (4,215)
Timber stringer (4,351)
Truss (36,054)
Warren pony truss (3,584)
Warren truss (7,054)

Update Log 

  • April 27, 2016: Added by Luke

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