The Bridgeton and Millville Traction Company was a
streetcar
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company in southern
New Jersey
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.
Interurban lines
In addition to trackage in
Bridgeton, the following
interurban streetcar
The Interurban (or radial railway in Europe and Canada) is a type of electric railway, with streetcar-like electric self-propelled rail cars which run within and between cities or towns. They were very prevalent in North America between 1900 a ...
lines were operated:
* Bridgeton to
Millville along the
turnpike
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* A type of gate, another word for a turnstile
* In the United States, a toll road
Turnpike may also refer to:
Roads United Kingdom
* A turnpike road, a principal road maintained by a turnpike trust, a body with powers ...
between the two towns, which the company also owned
* Bridgeton to
Port Norris via
Cedarville, along the main roads
History
In 1897, the South Jersey Traction Company was sold at
foreclosure
Foreclosure is a legal process in which a lender attempts to recover the balance of a loan from a borrower who has stopped making payments to the lender by forcing the sale of the asset used as the collateral for the loan.
Formally, a mortg ...
to the Bridgeton and Millville Traction Company, which was chartered May 3, 1897. The Bridgeton Rapid Transit Company (5 miles) was leased by the B&M.
The line from Cedarville to Port Norris was built in 1902.
Demise
The company ceased operations in 1922 due to being delinquent in paying taxes.
See also
*
List of New Jersey street railroads
The following street railway, street, interurban, or other electric railways operated in New Jersey. Companies marked (PS) were or became part of the Public Service Corporation of New Jersey.
*American Railways Company
*Asbury Park and Belmar St ...
References
External links
Sebold, Kimberly and Leach, Sara Amy. Historic Themes and Resources within the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route (Chapter 6: Transportation - continued), Reprinted 1995. Online e-book version by The National Park Service page updated March 14, 2005 retrieved on August 10, 2008.
Railroad History Database
New Jersey streetcar lines
Defunct New Jersey railroads
Railway companies established in 1897
Interurban railways in New Jersey
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