Peck's Ferry Bridge | |
Location | Locktown-Flemington Road over Plum Brook, Delaware Township |
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Coordinates | 40°29′03″N74°56′36.5″W / 40.48417°N 74.943472°W |
Built | 1900 |
Built by | J. W. Scott |
NRHP reference No. | 99001313 [1] |
NJRHP No. | 259 [2] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | November 12, 1999 |
Designated NJRHP | July 16, 1999 |
The Peck's Ferry Bridge is a historic Warren truss bridge that carries Locktown-Flemington Road over Plum Brook in Delaware Township of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. [3] Built in 1900 by John W. Scott of Flemington, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 12, 1999, for its significance in engineering. [1] [4] It was reconstructed in 2004. [5]
The 29 foot (8.8 m) long single-span bridge crosses Plum Brook, a tributary of the Wickecheoke Creek, which flows into the Delaware River at Prallsville. According to the nomination form, it is a modified Warren truss bridge. Scott also built the nearby Stone Sign Post Road Bridge over Plum Brook. [4]
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listed as Peck's Ferry Bridge (SI&A #100D388)