General Information
| Other name(s): | Thomas A. Edison Memorial Bridge; Edison Bridge |
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| Beginning of works: | 26 September 1938 |
| Completion: | 11 October 1940 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Girder bridge |
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| Support conditions: |
for registered users |
| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Woodbridge, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA Sayreville, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA |
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| Address: | U.S. Route 9 |
| Crosses: |
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| Next to: |
Ellis S. Vieser Memorial Bridge (2001)
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| Coordinates: | 40° 30' 32.75" N 74° 18' 1.36" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 198.12 m | |
| total length | 1 338 m | |
| number of spans | 29 |
Cost
| cost of construction | United States dollar 4 696 000 |
Materials
| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| abutments |
reinforced concrete
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| girders |
steel
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Chronology
| 26 September 1938 | Beginning of construction. |
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Significance
The Thomas A. Edison Bridge is an important example of a very large and early continuous deck plate girder highway bridge. It was the largest, highest, and longest span bridge of its type in the United States when completed. Its erection by the Bethlehem Steel Company involved the lifting of the world's longest (260') and heaviest (198 tons) girder to a height of 135'. Morris Goodkind made important contributions to twentieth-century highway bridge engineering.
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28/03/2021
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