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There are only two authentic covered bridges in the U.S. state of New Jersey of which one is historic. [1] A covered bridge is considered authentic not due to its age, but by its construction. An authentic bridge is constructed using trusses rather than other methods such as stringers, a popular choice for non-authentic covered bridges.
Lenticular truss bridge, HAER NJ-31: New Hampton Pony Pratt Truss Bridge: 1868 1977-07-26 New Hampton: Hunterdon, Warren: Pratt truss, HAER NJ-91: Old Turnpike Road over Musconetcong River part of the Miller Farmstead historic district: 1860
The iron truss bridge was constructed in 1887 by I. P. Bartley & Co. of Mount Olive Township in Morris County. [2] In 1985, the bridge was rehabilitated and widened by converting to a stringer bridge design using steel beams, while maintaining the historic original trusses. It is now 100 feet (30 m) long and 24 feet (7.3 m) wide.
Arch Street Bridge is Parker truss bridge over the Passaic River in Paterson, New Jersey. It was built in 1907 and rehabilitated in 1997. It was the third structure built at the location within a few years; the prior bridges were destroyed by floods in 1902 and 1903. [6] [7] The bridge was once a crossing for the Public Service trolley lines.
It is now marked as Business US 1, but only on the New Jersey side. The "TRENTON MAKES THE WORLD TAKES" sign on the south side of the bridge was installed in 1935 and first replaced in 1981. The slogan was originally "The World Takes, Trenton Makes" and came from a contest sponsored by the Trenton Chamber of Commerce in 1910.
The Main Street Bridge, once known as the West Main Street Bridge, is a historic pony Pratt truss bridge crossing the South Branch Raritan River in Clinton of Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It was designed by Francis C. Lowthorp and built in 1870 by William Cowin of Lambertville .
Glendora is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) [8] located within Gloucester Township, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] As of the 2010 United States Census , the CDP's population was 4,750.
Stanton is an unincorporated community located within Readington Township in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [3] The community dates back to the 17th century and was settled by Dutch immigrants.