Eighth Street Bridge (Passaic River)

Eight Street Bridge
1914 bridge replaced in 2017-2019
Coordinates40°49′14″N 74°07′36″W / 40.8206°N 74.1267°W / 40.8206; -74.1267
Carries8th Street
CrossesPassaic River
LocalePassaic and Wallington
New Jersey
OwnerPassaic County and
Bergen County
Maintained byPassaic and Bergen
ID number1600004
Preceded by1915
Characteristics
Designbasule
pony truss
MaterialSteel
Total length282 feet (86 m)
Width32.2 feet (9.8 m)
Longest span85 feet (26 m)
No. of spans3
History
DesignerStrauss Bascule Bridge Company
Constructed byF.R. Long - W.G. Broadhurst Company (builder)
Construction start1914
Opened2019
Location
Map
References
[1]

Eighth Street Bridge is a road bridge over the Passaic River in northeastern New Jersey, United States. It connects the City of Passaic in Passaic County with the Borough of Wallington in Bergen County and is jointly owned by both counties. The bridge connects Eighth Street in Passaic with County Route 507 in Wallington.

Originally opened in 1915 as a bascule bridge, the bridge was fixed in place in 1977. The Eighth Street Bridge was closed to traffic permanently on July 24, 2017 so work could begin on its replacement, which was completed in 2019.

  1. ^ "Eighth Street Bridge over Passaic River" (PDF). Historic Bridge Survey (1991–1994). New Jersey Department of Transportation. 2001. Retrieved 2012-08-21.