Hillery Street Bridge

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Hillery Street Bridge
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Coordinates 40°54′15″N74°12′02″W / 40.90406°N 74.20043°W / 40.90406; -74.20043 (Hillery Street Bridge) Coordinates: 40°54′15″N74°12′02″W / 40.90406°N 74.20043°W / 40.90406; -74.20043 (Hillery Street Bridge)
CarriesCR 644 CR 644 jct.svg
Crosses Passaic River
Locale Totowa and Woodland Park
New Jersey
Owner Passaic County
Maintained byCounty
ID number 1600039
Characteristics
MaterialSteel/concrete
Total length353 feet (108 m)
Width32.8 feet (10.0 m)
Longest span87.9 feet (26.8 m)
No. of spans4
History
Construction end1898
1973 rehab
2009 refurbish
Location
Hillery Street Bridge
References
[1] [2]

The Hillery Street Bridge is a vehicular bridge over the Passaic River in Totowa and Woodland Park, New Jersey. The Pratt pony truss carries Hillery Street and Totowa Road and is designated County Route 644. It was originally built in 1898 and rehabilitated in 1973. It was extensively refurbished in 2009 to its original historic state, including its original lattice-work sidewalk railings. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] A historic bridge survey conducted by the New Jersey Department of Transportation from 1991–1994 determined that the bridge was eligible for listing on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places. [8] [9]

1898 postcard view HilleryStreetBridgePassaicRiver(1913view).tif
1898 postcard view
1973 Hillery Street Bridge 20070829-jag9889.jpg
1973

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References

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