Union Avenue Bridge is a
vehicular bridge 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, ...
in
northeastern New Jersey
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, crossing the county line at the town of
Rutherford in
Bergen County
Bergen County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[Passaic
Passaic ( or ) is a city in Passaic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city had a total population of 70,537, ranking as the 16th largest municipality in New Jersey and an increase of 656 from the 69,7 ...]
in
Passaic County
Passaic County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of New Jersey that is part of the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the population of Passaic County was enumerated at 524,118, an increase of 22,892 (4.6%) from t ...
. It takes its name from Union Avenue (
CR S32) in Rutherford which connects to River Drive (and access to
Route 21) in Passaic. The two-lane, four-span fixed bridge which opened in 2002 is 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 ...
.
There is another Union Avenue Bridge traversing the Passaic at
Little Falls
History
The bridge replaced an earlier structure built in 1896.
[ In 1963 it was struck by a barge which left it damaged; requiring it remain in the open position for two weeks.]
See also
*List of crossings of the Lower Passaic River
The Lower Passaic River in New Jersey is the section of the Passaic River below the Great Falls which flows over the Dundee Dam to the river mouth at Newark Bay in the northeastern part of the state. Its midpoint generally delineates the Es ...
*List of county routes in Bergen County, New Jersey
The following is a list of county routes in Bergen County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. For more information on the county route system in New Jersey as a whole, including its history, see County routes in New Jersey.
500-series county rout ...
*Rutherford (NJT station)
Rutherford is a New Jersey Transit railroad station served by the Bergen County Line. The station straddles the border between Rutherford and East Rutherford in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The station building and Hoboken Terminal- ...
References
External links
Postcard 1909
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Bridges over the Passaic River
Bridges completed in 2002
Road bridges in New Jersey
Rutherford, New Jersey
Buildings and structures in Passaic, New Jersey
Bridges in Bergen County, New Jersey
Bridges in Passaic County, New Jersey
Steel bridges in the United States
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