Stone Sign Post Road Bridge over Plum Brook

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Stone Sign Post Road Bridge over Plum Brook
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LocationStone Sign Post Road, Delaware Township, New Jersey
Coordinates 40°29′25.8″N74°56′19.3″W / 40.490500°N 74.938694°W / 40.490500; -74.938694 (Stone Sign Post Road Bridge over Plum Brook)
Built1903 (1903)
Built byJohn W. Scott
MPS Historic Bridges of Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey MPDF
NRHP reference No. 16000692 [1]
NJRHP No.3760 [2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 4, 2016
Designated NJRHPAugust 3, 2016

The Stone Sign Post Road Bridge over Plum Brook is a historic Warren truss bridge located in Delaware Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. [3] Built in 1903 by John W. Scott of Flemington, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 4, 2016, for its significance in engineering. [1] [4] It was listed as part of the Historic Bridges of Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Multiple Property Submission (MPS). [5]

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The 26 foot (7.9 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 distinct modification of a traditional Warren truss bridge. Scott also built the nearby Peck's Ferry Bridge, which also crosses Plum Brook. [4]

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  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System  (#16000692)". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Hunterdon County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. March 25, 2024. p. 5. listed as Stone Sign Post Road Bridge over Plum Brook (SI&A #100D390)
  3. "Stone Sign Post Road Bridge over Plum Brook" (PDF). New Jersey Historic Bridge Survey: Hunterdon County. New Jersey Department of Transportation. November 12, 2002. p. 98.
  4. 1 2 Scott, Caroline Charlese (June 2016). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Stone Sign Post Road Bridge over Plum Brook. National Park Service. With accompanying 10 photos.
  5. Scott, Caroline Charlese; Cielo, Carla; Kinney, Jonathan (July 2016). "Historic Bridges of Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey". National Park Service.