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State Bridge No. 0302150, Spanning Bass River at U.S. Route 9, New Gretna, Burlington County, NJ

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State Bridge No. 0302150, Spanning Bass River at U.S. Route 9, New Gretna, Burlington County, NJ

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Summary

Significance: This single-leaf, trunnion bascule bridge is a well-preserved example of a patented Strauss articulated underneath counterweight structure. It is significant for its use of chain-driven operating machinery powered by a gasoline engine, and it may be the only example of a gasoline engine powered bridge in the State of New Jersey. The bridge has been little altered from the time of its construction.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1512
Survey number: HAER NJ-123
Building/structure dates: 1923-1925 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: after 1998 Demolished

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
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Location

New Gretna39.59257, -74.44826
Google Map of 39.5925678, -74.4482575
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Source

Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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