General Information
| Completion: | 1886 |
|---|---|
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Through truss bridge Pratt type truss bridge Parallel-chord truss bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
original use:
Road bridge current use: Pedestrian bridge (footbridge) |
| Material: |
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Awards and Distinctions
Location
| Location: |
Raritan, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA Hillsborough Township, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA |
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| Address: | Nevius Street |
| Crosses: |
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| Replaced by: |
John Basilone Veterans Memorial Bridge (2005)
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| Coordinates: | 40° 33' 52.82" N 74° 38' 8.71" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| number of spans | 2 |
Materials
| truss |
wrought iron
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|---|---|
| pier |
masonry
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| deck flooring |
timber
|
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Nevius Street Bridge is a double intersection Pratt truss bridge that once carried car traffic across the Raritan River between Hillsborough Township and Raritan Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. The bridge, described using its historic name, Raritan Bridge, was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 12, 1992, for its engineering and method of construction. It is part of the Metal Truss Bridges in Somerset County Multiple Property Submission (MPS).
History
In the 1840s, a wooden bridge crossed at the current location. The current 150-foot-long (46 m) bridge was built in 1886 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio. The construction of the nearby John Basilone Veterans Memorial Bridge replaced the Nevius Street Bridge in 2005. The bridge now serves as a pedestrian bridge, connecting River Road in Hillsborough with the Raritan River Greenway.
The Raritan Water Power Canal is located at the north end of the bridge. The water pumping station built c. 1900 by James B. Duke and the canal hydroelectric power plant are not part of the NRHP listing, but are noted in the description section.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Nevius Street Bridge" and modified on June 23, 2025 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
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