The Bridges Of New Jersey

by Richman, Steven M.

• ISBN13: 9780813535104
• ISBN10: 0813535107
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-04-30
• Publisher: Rutgers Univ Pr

Summary

A photographic journey across New Jersey's six thousand bridges, some of which are steeped in history, dating back to the colonial era and the Revolutionary War, and some recognized worldwide for their size or significance in the annals of engineering.

Author Biography

Steven M. Richman is an adjunct professor of international business law at the College of New Jersey and an attorney in private practice.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Introduction	1	(22)
ARCH BRIDGES	23	(33)
Stony Brook Bridge	26	(2)
Kingston Bridge	28	(2)
Princeton Pike Bridge (Mercer Street Bridge)	30	(1)
Opossum Road Bridge	31	(1)
North Branch Viaduct	32	(2)
Albany Street Bridge	34	(1)
Georgian Court Bridge	35	(2)
Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge	37	(2)
Branch Brook Park Bridges	39	(3)
Washington Road Bridge	42	(2)
Delaware River Viaduct	44	(2)
Paulinskill Viaduct	46	(1)
Morris Goodkind Bridge	47	(1)
Tacony-Palmyra Bridge	48	(3)
Bayonne Steel Arch Bridge	51	(3)
Newark Bay Bridge	54	(2)
TRUSS BRIDGES	56	(35)
Musconetcong Bridge	59	(2)
West Main Street Bridge	61	(1)
School Street Bridge	62	(1)
Rosemont-Raven Rock Road Bridge	63	(2)
Jacobs Creek (Bear Tavern Road) Bridge	65	(1)
Calhoun Street Bridge	66	(2)
Nevius Street Bridge	68	(2)
Main Street (Califon) Bridge	70	(1)
Higginsville Road Bridges	71	(2)
Neshanic Station Bridge	73	(2)
Ward Street Bridge	75	(1)
Dingman's Ferry Bridge	76	(2)
New Hope-Lambertville Bridge	78	(1)
Washington Crossing Bridge	79	(1)
Uhlerstown-Frenchtown Bridge	80	(3)
Centre (Stockton) Bridge	83	(1)
Lower Trenton ("Trenton Makes") Bridge	84	(3)
Easton-Phillipsburg Toll Bridge	87	(1)
Betsy Ross Bridge	88	(3)
COVERED BRIDGES	91	(3)
Green Sergeant's Bridge	92	(2)
CANTILEVER BRIDGES	94	(16)
Northampton Street Bridge	97	(3)
Goethals Bridge	100	(3)
Outerbridge Crossing	103	(1)
Pulaski Skyway	104	(4)
Commodore John Barry Bridge	108	(2)
SUSPENSION BRIDGES	110	(18)
Riegelsville Bridge	112	(2)
Benjamin Franklin Bridge	114	(4)
George Washington Bridge	118	(4)
Lumberville Pedestrian Bridge	122	(1)
Delaware Memorial Bridge	123	(2)
Walt Whitman Bridge	125	(3)
MOVABLE BRIDGES	128	(13)
Delair Lift Bridge	130	(1)
Newark Swing Bridges	131	(2)
Federal Street Bridge	133	(2)
Court Street Bridge	135	(2)
Wittpenn Bridge	137	(2)
Dorset Avenue Bridge	139	(1)
Burlington-Bristol Bridge	140	(2)
Oceanic Bridge	142	(2)
Arthur Kill Lift Bridge	144
GIRDER BRIDGES	141	(12)
Scudder Falls Bridge	149	(4)
Concluding Words	153	(2)
Bibliography	155	(14)
Index	169