Bridge Street Bridge is a

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over the Passaic River connecting Newark and

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. It is the 10th bridge from the river's mouth at Newark Bay and is upstream from it. Carrying vehicular traffic, the roadway is designated County Route 508. Bridge Street Bridge from Broad St Br jeh

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The span is a rim-bearing Pratt thru truss swing span supported on ashlar 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 and the Clay Street Bridge, 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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* {{Crossings navbox , structure = Crossings , place = Passaic River , bridge = Bridge Street Bridge , bridge signs = , upstream = Newark Drawbridge , upstream signs =

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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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