Winant Avenue Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 40°51′04″N 74°01′45″W / 40.8511°N 74.0293°W |
| Carries |  US 46 |
| Crosses | Hackensack River NYSW |
| Locale | Little Ferry and Ridgefield Park |
| Other name(s) | Route 46 Hackensack River Bridge S46 Bridge |
| Owner | NJDOT |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Double leaf bascule |
| Total length | 1,549 ft (472 m) |
| Width | 66 ft (20 m) |
| Longest span | 185 ft (56 m) |
| No. of spans | 17 |
| History | |
| Designer | Waddell and Hardesty |
| Constructed by | Rodgers and Haggarty |
| Opened | 1934 |
| Location | |
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| References | |
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The Winant Avenue Bridge is a vehicular movable bridge spanning the Hackensack River in Bergen County, New Jersey 14 miles (23 km) from its mouth[5] at Newark Bay. Built in 1934, it is also known as the Route 46 Hackensack River Bridge and S46 Bridge, it carries U.S. Route 46 (US 46) in Little Ferry and Ridgefield Park. Owned and operated by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT), the double leaf bascule bridge is located on a navigable reach. While there have been no requests since 1978, the Code of Federal Regulations last amended in 1999 requires 24-hour notice to be opened.[2][6] The bridge has been minimally altered since its construction and is eligible for individual listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).[4]
- ^ "Route 46 Hackensack River Bridge". NJDOT. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
- ^ a b "Drawbridge schedules". NJDOT. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
- ^ "Masonry and Metal The Historic Bridges of Bergen County, New Jersey" (PDF). Richard Grubb and Associates. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-10. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
- ^ a b "Route 46 over Hackensack River" (PDF). Historic Bridge Survey (1991-1994). New Jersey Department of Transportation. 2001. p. 134. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
- ^ Griffes, Peter (2004), Atlantic Boating Almanacs Cape Cod, Ma To Sandy Hook, ISBN 1-57785-502-7
- ^ "33 CFR Part 117 [CGD01–98–091] RIN 2115–AE47 Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Hackensack River, NJ" (PDF). Federal Register, Volume 64, 138. Government Printing Office. July 20, 1999.