Fink-Type Truss Bridge
The Fink-Type Truss Bridge, also known as the Hamden Bridge, carried Hamden Road/River Road over the South Branch Raritan River, the border between Clinton Township, New Jersey, Clinton Township and Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Franklin Township, at Hamden, New Jersey, Hamden near the Allerton, New Jersey, Allerton section of Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The bridge was built in 1857 by the Trenton Locomotive and Machine Manufacturing Company. It consisted of a single-span through truss long, wide, and high. The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 24, 1974, for its significance in engineering. At the time of its nomination, it was one of the earliest surviving iron truss bridges in the United States. With The Fink truss bridge was patented by Albert Fink in 1854, and the Hunterdon county bridge, built 3 years later, was a nearly perfect example of the patented design. It collapsed as a result of an automobile collision ...
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Allerton, New Jersey
Allerton (also known as Allerville) is an Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities, unincorporated community located within Clinton Township, New Jersey, Clinton Township, in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The community is centered at New Jersey Route 31, Route 31 and Allerton Road, west of the Round Valley Reservoir and southeast of the Spruce Run Recreation Area, Spruce Run Reservoir. By 1846, Allerton had a store, steam saw mill, Baptist church, chair factory, and a few dwellings. References

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