The Nevius Street Bridge is a double intersection
Pratt truss bridge
A truss bridge is a bridge whose load-bearing superstructure is composed of a truss, a structure of connected elements, usually forming triangular units. The connected elements, typically straight, may be stressed from tension, compression, or s ...
that once carried car traffic across the
Raritan River
The Raritan River is a river of the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its Drainage basin, watershed drains much of the mountainous areas in the North Jersey, northern and Central Jersey, central sections of the state, emptying into the Raritan Bay near ...
between
Hillsborough Township and
Raritan Borough in
Somerset County, New Jersey
Somerset County is a county located in the north-central part of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, the county was the state's 13th-most-populous county,[National Register of Historic Places
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on November 12, 1992, for its engineering and method of construction.
[ With ] It is part of the Metal Truss Bridges in Somerset County
Multiple Property Submission
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(MPS).
History
In the 1840s, a wooden bridge crossed at the current location. The current bridge was built in 1886 by the
Wrought Iron Bridge Company
The Wrought Iron Bridge Company was a bridge fabrication and construction company based in Canton, Ohio, Canton, Ohio, United States. It specialized in the fabrication of iron truss bridges and was a prolific bridge builder in the late 19th centu ...
of
Canton, Ohio
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.
The construction of the nearby
John Basilone Veterans Memorial Bridge
The John Basilone Veterans Memorial Bridge is a bridge in New Jersey that crosses the Raritan River in Somerset County, New Jersey, Somerset County in Raritan, New Jersey, Raritan and Hillsborough, New Jersey, Hillsborough. The bridge was built ...
replaced the Nevius Street Bridge in 2005.
Raritan River over Lyman Street
/ref> 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 by James B. Duke and the canal hydroelectric power plant are not part of the NRHP listing, but are noted in the description section.
Gallery
File:Nevius Bridge Raritan NJ 2.jpg, Somerset County historical information, 2016
File:Nevius Street Bridge, NJ - nameplate.jpg, Wrought Iron Bridge Company
The Wrought Iron Bridge Company was a bridge fabrication and construction company based in Canton, Ohio, Canton, Ohio, United States. It specialized in the fabrication of iron truss bridges and was a prolific bridge builder in the late 19th centu ...
nameplate
File:Water pumping station, Raritan, NJ - Duke Farms.jpg, Water pumping station, 2018
File:Raritan Water Power Canal, Raritan, NJ - canal and power plant.jpg, Raritan Water Power Canal, 2018
See also
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*List of crossings of the Raritan River
This is a list of road/highway and railroad, rail crossings of the Raritan River from the mouth at Raritan Bay upstream. It also includes crossings of its two branches: the North Branch Raritan River and the South Branch Raritan River.
Cros ...
References
External links
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{{NRHP in Somerset County, New Jersey
Bridges completed in 1886
Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
Bridges in Somerset County, New Jersey
Hillsborough Township, New Jersey
Raritan, New Jersey
National Register of Historic Places in Somerset County, New Jersey
New Jersey Register of Historic Places
Bridges over the Raritan River
Wrought iron bridges in the United States
Pedestrian bridges in New Jersey
Wrought Iron Bridge Company