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Strimple's Mill Road Bridge over Lockatong Creek

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Coordinates: 40°26′13.6″N 75°00′42.5″W / 40.437111°N 75.011806°W / 40.437111; -75.011806 (Strimple's Mill Road Bridge over Lockatong Creek)
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Strimple's Mill Road Bridge over Lockatong Creek
Strimple's Mill Road Bridge over Lockatong Creek is located in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Strimple's Mill Road Bridge over Lockatong Creek
Strimple's Mill Road Bridge over Lockatong Creek is located in New Jersey
Strimple's Mill Road Bridge over Lockatong Creek
Strimple's Mill Road Bridge over Lockatong Creek is located in the United States
Strimple's Mill Road Bridge over Lockatong Creek
LocationStrimple's Mill Road, Delaware Township, New Jersey
Coordinates40°26′13.6″N 75°00′42.5″W / 40.437111°N 75.011806°W / 40.437111; -75.011806 (Strimple's Mill Road Bridge over Lockatong Creek)
Built1897 (1897)
Built byWrought Iron Bridge Company
MPSHistoric Bridges of Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey MPDF
NRHP reference No.16000693[1]
NJRHP No.3471[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 4, 2016
Designated NJRHPAugust 3, 2016

The Strimple's Mill Road Bridge over Lockatong Creek is a historic Pratt thru truss bridge located in Delaware Township of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.[3] Built in 1897 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 4, 2016, for its significance in engineering.[1][4] It was listed as part of the Historic Bridges of Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Multiple Property Submission (MPS).[5]

The 93 foot (28 m) long single-span pin-connected wrought iron bridge crosses the Lockatong Creek in the northwest corner of the township. According to the nomination form, the bridge features details such as a "crow’s foot" vertical hanger and “reversed” vertical hangers.[4]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#16000693)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Hunterdon County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. March 25, 2024. p. 5. listed as Strimple's Mill Road Bridge over Lockatong Creek (SI&A #10XX481)
  3. ^ "Strimples Mill Road Bridge over Lockatong Creek" (PDF). New Jersey Historic Bridge Survey: Hunterdon County. New Jersey Department of Transportation. November 12, 2002. p. 170.
  4. ^ a b Scott, Caroline Charlese (December 2015). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Strimple's Mill Road Bridge over Lockatong Creek. National Park Service. With accompanying 10 photos.
  5. ^ Scott, Caroline Charlese; Cielo, Carla; Kinney, Jonathan (July 2016). "Historic Bridges of Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey". National Park Service.
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