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William A. Stickel Memorial Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 40°44′53″N 74°09′58″W / 40.748°N 74.166°W |
| Carries | 6 lanes of  I-280 |
| Crosses | Passaic River |
| Locale | Newark and East Newark, New Jersey |
| Owner | New Jersey Department of Transportation |
| ID number | 0731161 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Vertical-lift truss |
| Material | Steel |
| Total length | 687.6 feet (209.6 meters) |
| History | |
| Inaugurated | May 1, 1949 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 120,000 |
| References | |
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The William A. Stickel Memorial Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge in New Jersey that crosses the Passaic River, connecting Newark and East Newark as part of Interstate 280. The bridge is named in honor of William A. Stickel, a civil engineer from Newark who served as the Essex County engineer for over 20 years.[2]
The bridge was constructed from 1948 to 1949 as Route 25A and is owned and operated by the New Jersey Department of Transportation. The total length of the structure is 209.6 metres (688 ft), and it provides a clearance of 11.7–15.1 metres (38–50 ft). The length of the movable section is 41.9 metres (137 ft). The bridge was inaugurated on May 1, 1949, and became part of the interstate system in 1971.
The bridge is one of the few movable bridges that remain in the Interstate Highway System. The bridge remained manned by a drawtender until March 3, 1999.[3] It rarely opens and requires 24-hour notice to NJDOT for opening.[4] The six-lane Stickel Bridge has four through-traffic lanes and two lanes for traffic entering and exiting Route 21 at exit 15 just west of the bridge.
- ^ "Stickel Bridge, Newark - 1171167 - EMPORIS". Emporis. Archived from the original on July 31, 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ William Starr Myers (2000). Prominent Families of New Jersey. ISBN 9780806350363.
- ^ Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Passaic River, NJ
- ^ Drawbridge Schedules