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The Main Street Bridge, historically known as the Califon Bridge, is a Pratt thru truss bridge that carries Main Street ( County Route 512) over the South Branch Raritan River in
Califon Califon is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 1,076,Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 14, 1976 as part of the Califon Historic District. With


History

The iron truss bridge was constructed in 1887 by I. P. Bartley & Co. of Mount Olive Township in Morris County. In 1985, the bridge was rehabilitated and widened by converting to a
stringer bridge Beam bridges are the simplest structural forms for bridge spans supported by an abutment or pier at each end. No moments are transferred throughout the support, hence their structural type is known as '' simply supported''. The simplest beam ...
design using steel beams, while maintaining the historic original trusses. It is now long and wide.


Gallery

File:Main Street Bridge, Califon, NJ - looking west.jpg, Crossing the South Branch Raritan River


See also

* List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in New Jersey *
List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey This is a list of bridges and tunnels on the National Register of Historic Places in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Current listings Former listings References External links * {{National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey New ...
* List of crossings of the Raritan River


References


External links

* * * Califon, New Jersey Bridges over the Raritan River Historic American Engineering Record in New Jersey Historic district contributing properties in New Jersey Historic district contributing properties in Hunterdon County, New Jersey National Register of Historic Places in Hunterdon County, New Jersey Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey Pratt truss bridges in the United States Beam bridges in the United States Bridges in Hunterdon County, New Jersey Bridges completed in 1887 {{NewJersey-bridge-struct-stub