Bridge Street Bridge is a

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over the

Passaic River Passaic River ( ) is a river, approximately long, in Northern New Jersey. The river in its upper course flows in a highly circuitous route, meandering through the swamp lowlands between the ridge hills of rural and suburban northern New Jersey, ...

connecting

Newark Newark most commonly refers to: * Newark, New Jersey, city in the United States * Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey; a major air hub in the New York metropolitan area Newark may also refer to: Places Canada * Niagara-on-the ...

and

Harrison, New Jersey Harrison is a town in the western part of Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the New York metropolitan area. It is a suburb of the nearby city of Newark, New Jersey, and is located from New York City. As of the 202 ...

. It is the 10th bridge from the river's mouth at

Newark Bay Newark Bay is a tidal bay at the confluence of the Passaic and Hackensack Rivers in northeastern New Jersey. It is home to the Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal, the largest container shipping facility in Port of New York and New Jersey, t ...

and is upstream from it. Carrying vehicular traffic, the roadway is designated County Route 508. Bridge Street Bridge from Broad St Br jeh

The span is a rim-bearing Pratt thru truss swing span supported on

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substructure with concrete caps originally built by the

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. It opened in 1913 and underwent significant rehabilitation in 1981. It is listed on the

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(ID#3093) The bridge was re-lamped in 2012. The bridge's electric motor was damaged by

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in 2012, requiring replacement. Like the other vehicular swing bridges in Newark, the

Jackson Street Bridge The Jackson Street Bridge is a bridge on the Passaic River between Newark and Harrison, New Jersey. The swing bridge is the 6th bridge from the river's mouth at Newark Bay and is upstream from it. Opened in 1903 and substantially rehabilitated ...

and the

Clay Street Bridge The Clay Street Bridge is a bridge on the Passaic River between Newark and East Newark, New Jersey. The swing bridge is the 13th bridge from the river's mouth at Newark Bay and is upstream from it. Opened in 1903, the Warren through truss r ...

, it crosses over the tidal navigable portion of the river. and is required to open with 4-hour notice. The swing bridges of Newark are expected to open as much as 10 times a day during a massive clean-up of the Passaic starting in 2019 to allow barges to move contaminated sludge dredged from the river bottom raising concerns about their reliability. As of 2016 studies were underway to study its replacement.

History

The site of Bridge Street Bridge has been a river crossing since the colonial era. In 1790 the state legislature decided that "public good would be served by a wide road from

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connection. The road between them is known as the Newark Turnpike.

References

* U.S. Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C. (2010)
"Bridge Street over Passaic River, Newark, Essex County, New Jersey."
''National Bridge Inventory,'' via Uglybridges.com. Structure No. 0700H03.

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Newark Drawbridge The Newark Drawbridge, also known as the Morristown Line Bridge, is a railroad bridge on the Passaic River between Newark and Harrison, New Jersey. The swing bridge is the 11th bridge from the river's mouth at Newark Bay and is upstream ...

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, downstream = Centre Street Bridge (removed) , downstream signs = Bridges in Newark, New Jersey Bridges over the Passaic River Bridges completed in 1913 Road bridges in New Jersey Harrison, New Jersey Bridges in Hudson County, New Jersey 1913 establishments in New Jersey Pratt truss bridges in the United States Swing bridges in the United States Steel bridges in the United States

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