Augusta Hill Road Bridge

Photos

General View To Southeast

Photo taken by Rob Tucher for the Historic American Engineering Record

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BH Photo #312349

Map

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Description

The Augusta Hill Bridge is significant as one of the few remaining bridges designed by the I.P. Bartley Bridge Company of Bartley, New Jersey. The Augusta Hill Road Bridge is a typical example of a late-nineteenth century steel Pratt, pin-connected, half-hip pony truss bridge. The Augusta Hill Road Bridge has been determined eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.

-- Historic American Engineering Record

Facts

Overview: Lost Pratt pony truss bridge over Paulins Kill on Augusta Hill Road
Location: Sussex County, New Jersey
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Replaced 1994
Builder: - I.P. Bartley & Co. of Bartley, New Jersey
Design: Pratt pony truss
Dimensions: Span length: 47.9 ft.
Total length: 47.9 ft.
Deck width: 10.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.12853, -74.72880 (decimal degrees)
41°07'43" N, 74°43'44" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/522764/4553060 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Branchville
Average daily traffic (as of 2017): 1,770
Inventory numbers: NJ 1900D07 (New Jersey bridge number)
BH 65272 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of March 2017): Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 97.6 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Update Log

January 4, 2015: Added by Dave King

Sources

Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
HAER NJ-85 - Augusta Hill Road Bridge, Spanning east branch of Paulins Kill on Augusta Hill Road, Augusta, Sussex County, NJ