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Communipaw Avenue Bridge

Hudson County, New Jersey

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Communipaw Avenue Bridge

1939 view

Photo taken by Photograph by Donald W. Furler

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BH Photo #456770

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Facts 

Overview
Through truss bridge over CNJ and LVRR on Communipaw Avenue
Location
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey
Status
Demolished
History
Built 1908
Railroads
- Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ)
- Lehigh Valley Railroad (LV)
Design
Through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 200.1 ft.
Total length: 207.0 ft.
Deck width: 28.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.70870, -74.05931   (decimal degrees)
40°42'31" N, 74°03'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/579461/4506846 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 25229 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1908 (789)
Built during 1900s (7,685)
Central Railroad of New Jersey (118)
Hudson County, New Jersey (111)
Jersey City, New Jersey (32)
Lehigh Valley Railroad (143)
Lost (29,083)
 New Jersey (1,704)
Owned by state (16,591)
Span length 175-250 feet (2,075)
Through truss (17,206)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,523)
Truss (35,957)

Update Log 

  • September 27, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • September 23, 2013: Updated by Nathan Holth: Listed as demolished in Historic Bridge Inventory.

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