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Centre Bridge (old/covered)
Photos
1923 painting
New Hope School artist Edward Redfield painted the destruction of this bridge, the painting hangs James A. Michener Museum
Painted by Edward W. Redfield July 24, 1923
View this photo at learnmichener.org
BH Photo #440254
Description
The three spans on the NJ side washed away Jan 8, 1841 and the bridge was subsequently rebuilt. It is unclear if the three PA spans remained or were also replaced.Facts
- Overview
- Lost Bridge over Delaware River on Bridge Street
- Location
- Stockton, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, and Bucks County, Pennsylvania
- Status
- No longer exists
- History
- Half of the 1830 structure washed away in 1841. Either half or allof the bridge was built (or rebuilt) in 1841. Lost to a lightning strike started fire on July 22, 1923
- Builder
- - Amos Campbell (1830 construction)
- Design
- Town lattice through truss (the 1830 structure was a Town Lattice, the 1841 structure is unconfirmed)
- Dimensions
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Total length: 821.0 ft.
- Also called
- Stockton-Centre Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.40332, -74.97911 (decimal degrees)
40°24'12" N, 74°58'45" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/501772/4472523 (zone/easting/northing)
- Inventory number
- BH 83584 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
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