Arch Street Bridge

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Arch Street Bridge
Arch Street Bridge 20070829-jag9889.jpg
Arch Street Bridge in 2007
Coordinates 40°55′24″N74°10′12″W / 40.9233°N 74.1701°W / 40.9233; -74.1701
Crosses Passaic River
Locale Paterson, New Jersey
Owner Passaic County
Maintained byCounty
ID number 1600015
Characteristics
Design Parker truss
MaterialSteel
Total length184.1 feet (56.1 m) ft.
Width27.6 feet (8.4 m)
Longest span178.2 feet (54.3 m)
No. of spans1
Clearance above 13.7 feet (4.2 m)
History
Constructed by Oswego Bridge Company
Construction end1905
Location
Arch Street Bridge
References
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Arch Street Bridge is Parker truss bridge over the Passaic River in Paterson, New Jersey. It was built in 1907 and rehabilitated in 1997. It was the third structure built at the location within a few years; the prior bridges were destroyed by floods in 1902 and 1903. [6] [7]

The bridge was once a crossing for the Public Service trolley lines.

A historic bridge survey conducted by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) between 1991 and 1994 determined that the bridge was eligible for listing on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places. In June 1995, the State Historic Preservation Office concurred, and it was listed on the state register January 30, 2018 [8] and the federal register on March 22, 2018. [9]

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References

  1. "Historic Bridge Survey (1991-1994)" (PDF). NJDOT. 2001. Retrieved 14 November 2016. The bridge originally carried two lanes of traffic and two sidewalks over the Passaic River... It, like the other bridges in Paterson, serves as a link between the late-19th and early-20th century residential districts on the west side of the river from the industrial east side. The bridge contributes to the historic character of the area...The 11-panel pin-connected Parker thru truss bridge supported on coursed ashlar abutments is a large and well preserved example of the truss type that is not common. Parker trusses are more commonly found on rail lines rather than city streets. The span is technologically distinguished because of its type, a polygonal top chord variation of a Pratt truss, and its state of preservation. It is also historically notable as one of the significant Paterson bridges built after the 1903 flood.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places". NJ DEP - State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  3. "County Routes". Passaic County. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-17. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  4. "Passaic County Road System". Passaic County. 2001. Archived from the original on 2016-07-28. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
  5. "Arch Street Bridge" . Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  6. Ensslin, John C. (September 2, 2011). "1903 flood still ranks as North Jersey's worst". The Record. Archived from the original on 2016-11-16. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  7. Leighton, Marshall Ora (1904). "The Passaic Flood Of 1903" (PDF). Government Printing Office. p. 23. Retrieved 9 November 2016. The bridges crossing Passaic River in Passaic, Essex, and Bergen counties were almost completely destroyed, and the damage amounted to $654,811. Within the limits of Paterson, below Great Falls, all of the highway bridges except two were either severely damaged or completely carried away. West street bridge, the first below the falls, was a Melan concrete, steel-arch structure, built in 1897, and costing $65,000. It was composed of three spans, each about 90 feet long. The flood practically split two spans longitudinally, the upstream side of each, equal to about one-third of the width of the bridge, being carried away. This structure was built to conform to the established grades of streets on both sides of the river and was completely inundated, forming a barrier for floating débris and practically making a dam in the river. Main street bridge is a three-span, steel-arch structure, which was completely covered during the flood, but was only slightly injured. Arch street bridge, built in 1902 to take the place of a structure carried away by the March flood, was a concrete-arch bridge of three spans. It was undermined at the north pier and collapsed, being practically destroyed. The original cost of this bridge was $34,000. Its piers presented a serious obstruction to the flow of the stream, especially as the channel is very narrow at this point. In addition to this, the bridge was of low grade and admirably adapted for deterring flood flow. Below Arch street bridge all the other structures crossing the Passaic were of iron and were carried away, with the exception of Sixth avenue and Wesel bridges. Those destroyed were designated as follows: Straight street, Hillman street, Moffat, Wagaraw, Fifth avenue, East Thirty-third street, and Broadway bridges. All these structures were built too low, and were inundated during the early stages of the flood.
  8. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2018-03-31.
  9. "Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 3/14/2018 through 3/26/2018". National Register of Historic Places Program: Weekly List. National Park Service. March 23, 2018. Retrieved 2018-03-31.