Wittpenn Bridge | |
|---|---|
 Current span of the bridge | |
| Coordinates | 40°44′26″N 74°04′53″W / 40.740625°N 74.081336°W |
| Carries |  Route 7Future East Coast Greenway |
| Crosses | Hackensack River |
| Locale | Jersey City and Kearny, New Jersey |
| Official name | Wittpenn Bridge |
| Other name(s) | Route 7 Bridge |
| Maintained by | New Jersey Department of Transportation |
| ID number | 0909150[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Lift bridge |
| Total length | 2,169 feet (661 m) |
| Width | 40 feet (12 m) |
| Longest span | 83 feet (25 m) |
| Clearance below | 35 feet (11 m) (lowered) 100 feet (30 m) (raised) |
| History | |
| Opened | November 5, 1930 (original bridge) October 2, 2021 (replacement bridge) |
| Location | |
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The Wittpenn Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge that carries New Jersey Route 7 over the Hackensack River in Jersey City and Kearny, in Hudson County, New Jersey. It is named after H. Otto Wittpenn, a former mayor of Jersey City. The bridge has an annual average daily traffic (AADT) of nearly 50,000 vehicles, including about 2,000 trucks.[2] In 2005, the bridge was raised 80 times to accommodate boats passing underneath.[2] The original span opened in 1930; its replacement opened in 2021.
- ^ "Historic Bridge Survey (1991–1994)" (PDF). NJDOT. 2001. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
- ^ a b Franklin, Thomas E. (April 11, 2005). "Picture this: Drawbridge Operator". The Record. Archived from the original on March 8, 2006.