Gregory Avenue Bridge

Gregory Avenue Bridge
Gregory Avenue Bridge
Coordinates	40°51′15″N 74°07′10″W / 40.85428°N 74.11956°W
Carries	CR 601 / CR 120
Crosses	Passaic River
Locale	Passaic & Wallington; New Jersey
Other name(s)	Main Avenue Bridge
Owner	Passaic County and ; Bergen County
Maintained by	Passaic and Bergen
ID number	1600002
Preceded by	1741–66; 1766–76 (rebuilt)-1788; 1788–1835; 1835–65; 1863–90; 1890–1904
Characteristics
Design	Swing; Through truss
Material	Steel
Total length	288 feet (88 m)
Width	28.8 feet (8.8 m)
No. of spans	2
History
Constructed by	Owego Bridge Company
Construction start	1906
Location
References

Gregory Avenue Bridge, earlier known as the Main Avenue Bridge, is road bridge over the Passaic River in northeastern New Jersey, United States. It is the 7th bridge to be built at the river crossing. Originally built in 1905 as a moveable bridge, it has been in a fixed closed position since 1985. A four lane road carries traffic between Passaic & Wallington at the Passaic and Bergen county line.

^ "Bridgehunter.com - Gregory Avenue Bridge". bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
^ "Gregory Avenue Bridge over Passaic River" (PDF). Historic Bridge Survey (1991–1994). New Jersey Department of Transportation. 2001. Retrieved 2012-08-21. The thru truss rim-bearing swing span bridge on an ashlar substructure was erected in 1906 by the Owego Bridge Co. It is of riveted construction with the exception of the center tower, which has pinned top chords composed of stamped eye bars. The bridge has been altered. In 1985 the operating machinery and operator's house located above the roadway were removed. The flooring system was replaced, and additional section was bolted onto some verticals and diagonals. However, the changes do not preclude the individual eligibility of this structure for listing in the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion C as a representative example of a through truss rim-bearing span. All of the key visual elements of the bridge - the trusses by the Owego Bridge Company, the center pier, the wheels that run on a track making it a rim - bearing span, and the ashlar abutments retain integrity.

[1] "Bridgehunter.com - Gregory Avenue Bridge". bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 28 September 2015.

[NJDOThist-2] "Gregory Avenue Bridge over Passaic River" (PDF). Historic Bridge Survey (1991–1994). New Jersey Department of Transportation. 2001. Retrieved 2012-08-21. The thru truss rim-bearing swing span bridge on an ashlar substructure was erected in 1906 by the Owego Bridge Co. It is of riveted construction with the exception of the center tower, which has pinned top chords composed of stamped eye bars. The bridge has been altered. In 1985 the operating machinery and operator's house located above the roadway were removed. The flooring system was replaced, and additional section was bolted onto some verticals and diagonals. However, the changes do not preclude the individual eligibility of this structure for listing in the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion C as a representative example of a through truss rim-bearing span. All of the key visual elements of the bridge - the trusses by the Owego Bridge Company, the center pier, the wheels that run on a track making it a rim - bearing span, and the ashlar abutments retain integrity.

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