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Washington's Crossing Delaware River Bridge Covered (2nd)

Mercer County, New Jersey

Photos 

Lost in 1903

Photo uploaded by Art S.

View this photo at perkasiejournal.com

BH Photo #439459

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Bridge over Delaware River on Washington Crossing Pennington Road
Location
Titusville, Mercer County, New Jersey
Status
Destroyed by flooding
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 143.0 ft.
Total length: 877.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.29533, -74.86780   (decimal degrees)
40°17'43" N, 74°52'04" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/511236/4460544 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 83766 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,640)
Built 1841 (29)
Built during 1840s (258)
Covered (2,280)
Destroyed by flood (662)
Lost (29,063)
Lost 1903 (55)
 Lost during 1900s (422)
Mercer County, New Jersey (86)
New Jersey (1,704)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,454)
Titusville, New Jersey (4)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,090)

Update Log 

  • October 4, 2020: Updated by Art Suckewer: added build date
  • December 25, 2019: New photos from Art Suckewer
  • December 16, 2018: New photo from Art Suckewer

Sources 

  • Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com
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Comments 

Washington's Crossing Delaware River Bridge Covered
Posted December 25, 2019, by Art S. (asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

Yes. A 1904 truss bridge uses the covered bridge's abutments and piers.

Regards,

Art S.

Washington's Crossing Delaware River Bridge Covered
Posted December 25, 2019, by George A Oakley (Georgeoakley49 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Isn't this where they have the re-enactment of George Washington crossing the Delaware River every year?