Hollow Brook Road Bridge
Hollow Brook Road Bridge over tributary of the Lamington River | |
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| Location | Hollow Brook Road, Tewksbury Township, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°43′02.3″N 74°44′10.5″W / 40.717306°N 74.736250°W |
| Built | c. 1880 |
| MPS | Historic Bridges of Tewksbury Township MPDF |
| NRHP reference No. | 02001510[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 3765[2] |
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| Added to NRHP | December 12, 2002 |
| Designated NJRHP | January 8, 2002 |
The Hollow Brook Road Bridge is a historic truss bridge that carries Hollow Brook Road over a tributary of the Lamington River in Tewksbury Township of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.[3] Built around 1880, the steel bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 2002, for its significance in engineering and transportation.[1][4] It was listed as part of the Historic Bridges of Tewksbury Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Multiple Property Submission (MPS).[5]
The bridge is a single-span, pony truss bridge that carries a narrow road over the Hollow Brook, a tributary of the Lamington River. It was built using a variation of a Bollman truss or Fink truss. According to the nomination form, this is the only example in the county of this type.[4]
See also
[edit]- National Register of Historic Places listings in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
References
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#02001510)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Hunterdon County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. March 25, 2024. p. 16.
listed as Hollow Brook Road Bridge (SI&A #100T022)
- ^ "Hollow Brook Road over tributary Lamington River" (PDF). New Jersey Historic Bridge Survey: Hunterdon County. New Jersey Department of Transportation. November 12, 2002. p. 117.
- ^ a b Spies, Stacy E. (May 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Hollow Brook Road Bridge over tributary of the Lamington River". National Park Service. With accompanying 5 photos
- ^ Zerbe, Nancy L. (January 2002). "Historic Bridges of Tewksbury Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey". National Park Service.
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- Tewksbury Township, New Jersey
- Bridges completed in 1880
- 1880 establishments in New Jersey
- Truss bridges in the United States
- Bridges 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
- New Jersey Register of Historic Places