Union Avenue Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 40°50′30″N 74°07′23″W / 40.84162°N 74.12301°W |
Carries | Union Avenue (CR S32) to River Drive and Route 21 |
Crosses | Passaic River |
Locale | Rutherford & Passaic, New Jersey |
Other name(s) | Douglas O. Mead Bridge |
Owner | Bergen County and Passaic County |
Maintained by | NJDOT |
ID number | 1600022[1] |
Preceded by | 1896 |
Characteristics | |
Material | Steel/concrete |
Total length | 295.9 feet (90.2 m) |
Width | 39 feet (12 m) |
Longest span | 80.1 feet (24.4 m) |
No. of spans | 4 |
Clearance above | 16.1 feet (4.9 m) |
History | |
Constructed by | M.J. Paquet, Inc[2] |
Construction cost | $9.5m |
Opened | 2002 |
Location | |
References | |
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Union Avenue Bridge is a vehicular bridge over the Passaic River in northeastern New Jersey, crossing the county line at the town of Rutherford in Bergen County and the city of Passaic in Passaic County.[6] It takes its name from Union Avenue (CR S32) in Rutherford which connects to River Drive (and access to Route 21) in Passaic. The two-lane, four-span fixed bridge which opened in 2002 is 13.2 miles (21.2 km) from the river's mouth at Newark Bay.[7] There is another Union Avenue Bridge traversing the Passaic at Little Falls
The Pratt thru truss swing span supported on ashlar and concrete substructure has double intersecting Warren deck truss approach spans. In 1924 the bridge operation was motorized. Cables were added at an unknown date to strengthen several truss diagonals. In 1977 an approach span collapsed and emergency repairs were made. An early and increasingly rare example of a thru truss swing bridge built by nationally recognized NYC engineers Dean and Westbrook, the span is evaluated as eligible.