Green Sergeant's Covered Bridge is a wooden
covered bridge
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over the
Wickecheoke Creek near the border between the
Hunterdon Plateau
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and
Amwell Valley
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located in
Delaware Township,
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
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on November 19, 1974 for its significance in engineering and transportation (the
Scarborough Bridge
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in
Cherry Hill
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is the only other covered bridge in New Jersey).
[ With ] It was added as a
contributing property
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to the
Covered Bridge Historic District in 1999.
History
In 1805, Charles Sergeant bought the property in the area. After his death in 1833, the property was inherited by his son, Richard Green Sergeant, the namesake of the bridge. The bridge was constructed in 1872, designed by Charles Ogden Holcombe of
Lambertville.
After being damaged in 1960, it was dismantled and replaced with a modern bridge.
[Green Sergeant's Covered Bridge Association, onsite descriptions] In 1961, due to public outcry, the bridge was rebuilt from the original materials.
The bridge has been damaged numerous times over the course of its history by vehicles striking the bridge structure, most recently in 2013 when a truck damaged the support beams of the bridge.
Gallery
File:Green Sergeant's Covered Bridge from CR 604.jpg, Front of the eastern side of the bridge as seen from Rosemont-Ringoes Road (CR 604
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Bridges over the Wickecheoke Creek