Belleville Turnpike Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 40°47′11″N 74°08′51″W / 40.78639°N 74.14750°W |
| Carries |  Route 7 |
| Crosses | Passaic River |
| Locale | Belleville Kearny North Arlington in New Jersey |
| Other name(s) | Rutgers Street Bridge New Jersey Route 7 Bridge Lance Corporal Osbrany Montes de Oca Memorial Bridge |
| Owner | NJDOT |
| ID number | 0208150 |
| Preceded by | bridges built in 1790, 1841, 1915 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Lift |
| Material | Structural steel & reinforced concrete |
| Total length | 324.2 feet (98.8 m) |
| Width | 67.6 feet (20.6 m) |
| Longest span | 125 feet (38 m) |
| No. of spans | 5 |
| Clearance above | 16.1 feet (4.9 m) |
| Clearance below | 49.9 feet (15.2 m) (open) |
| History | |
| Construction start | 2002 |
| Opened | 2002 |
| Location | |
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| References | |
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The Belleville Turnpike Bridge is a vehicular moveable bridge spanning the Passaic River in northeastern New Jersey 8.9 miles (14.3 km) from its river mouth at Newark Bay. Also known as Rutgers Street Bridge and Route 7 Bridge, it is the fourth fixed crossing to be built at the location, today the tripoint of the municipal and county lines of Belleville in Essex, Kearny in Hudson, and North Arlington in Bergen. Commissioned by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, which owns and operates it, the vertical lift bridge opened in 2002.
- ^ "Route 7 over Passaic River". National Bridge Inventory via Ugly Bridges. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
- ^ "The Route 7 Bridge over the Passaic River" (PDF). Structure Magazine. October 2005. Retrieved 2012-08-28.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Replacement of the Route 7 Bridge over the Passaic River (PDF) (Report). Heavy Movable Structures. October 24, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2012-08-24.