Arch Bridge from the Boonton Ironworks

Arch Bridge from the Boonton Ironworks
Arch Bridge from the Boonton Ironworks is located in Morris County, New Jersey
Arch Bridge from the Boonton Ironworks
Arch Bridge from the Boonton Ironworks is located in New Jersey
Arch Bridge from the Boonton Ironworks
Arch Bridge from the Boonton Ironworks is located in the United States
Arch Bridge from the Boonton Ironworks
LocationGrace Lord Park
Boonton, New Jersey
Coordinates40°54′23.4″N 74°24′57.6″W / 40.906500°N 74.416000°W / 40.906500; -74.416000 (Arch Bridge from the Boonton Ironworksl)
Built1866 (1866)
Built byJohn Carson Sr.
Part ofBoonton Ironworks Historic District (ID100009115)
NRHP reference No.100008042[1][2]
NJRHP No.5620[3]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 1, 2022
Designated CPJuly 14, 2023
Designated NJRHPJuly 8, 2022

The Arch Bridge from the Boonton Ironworks crosses the Rockaway River in Grace Lord Park in the town of Boonton in Morris County, New Jersey. The single-span fieldstone arch bridge was built by John Carson Sr. in 1866 to carry a water pipe to the ironworks. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 1, 2022, for its significance in engineering. It is currently used as a pedestrian bridge.[4]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#100008042)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Weekly List 2022 09 02". National Park Service. September 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Morris County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 29, 2022. p. 1. previously listed as the Stone Arch Bridge over the Rockaway River
  4. ^ Hickey, Margaret M.; Bjorklund, Beth A. (December 2021). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Arch Bridge from the Boonton Ironworks (Draft) (PDF). National Park Service. With accompanying 10 photos.