General Information
| Completion: | 1929 |
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| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Arch bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Reinforced concrete bridge |
Location
| Location: |
Somerville, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA |
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| Address: | Route 206 |
| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 40° 33' 22.18" N 74° 36' 57.11" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 116.43 m | |
| span lengths | 24.38 m - 2 x 30.48 m - 24.38 m | |
| number of arches | 4 | |
| total width | 18.90 m | |
| deck | deck width | 16.71 m |
| number of lanes | 4 |
Cost
| cost of construction | United States dollar 211 225.97 |
Materials
| arch |
reinforced concrete
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Chronology
| 25 June 1929 | Edward H. Ellis Company is awarded the construction of a 1.469 mile long stretch of Route 206 including the Raritan River Bridge. |
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| 1 July 1929 | The contract is signed. The total price is $331 440.35 of which $211 225.97 are for the actual bridge construction. |
| 12 July 1929 | Beginning of construction. |
| 23 July 1929 | While excavating the footing for a pier on the south side of the river, a section of the bank collapses. Out of the five workers present, one is injured, suffering broken ribs and internal injuries. |
Participants
Current owner
Owner
- Morris Goodkind (chief engineer)
Bridge engineering
- W. F. Hunter (bridge engineer)
Architecture
- Arthur G. Lichtenberg (architect)
Contractor
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20017350 - Published on:
17/08/2005 - Last updated on:
05/02/2016
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