Union Avenue Bridge (Passaic River)

Union Avenue Bridge
Coordinates 40°50′30″N 74°07′23″W / 40.84162°N 74.12301°W / 40.84162; -74.12301Coordinates: 40°50′30″N 74°07′23″W / 40.84162°N 74.12301°W / 40.84162; -74.12301
Carries Union Avenue (CR S32) to River Drive
and New Jersey Route 21
Crosses Passaic River
Locale Rutherford & Passaic,
New Jersey
Other name(s) Douglas O. Mead Bridge
Owner Bergen County and
Passaic County
Maintained by NJDOT
ID number 1600022[1]
Preceded by 1896
Characteristics
Material Steel/concrete
Total length 295.9 feet (90.2 m)
Width 39 feet (12 m)
Longest span 80.1 feet (24.4 m)
No. of spans 4
Clearance above 16.1 feet (4.9 m)
History
Constructed by M.J. Paquet, Inc[2]
Construction cost $9.5m
Opened 2002
Union Avenue Bridge
Location in Passaic County, New Jersey
Union Avenue Bridge
Location in Passaic County, New Jersey
Union Avenue Bridge
Location in Passaic County, New Jersey
Union Avenue Bridge
Location in Passaic County, New Jersey
Union Avenue Bridge
Location in Passaic County, New Jersey
References
[3][4][5]

Union Avenue Bridge is a vehicular bridge over the Passaic River in northeastern New Jersey, crossing the county line at the town of Rutherford in Bergen and the city of Passaic in Passaic.[6] It takes its name from Union Avenue (CR S32) in Rutherford which connects to River Drive (and access to New Jersey Route 21) in Passaic. The two-lane, four-span fixed bridge which opened in 2002 is 13.2 miles (21.2 km) from the river's mouth at Newark Bay.[7] There is another Union Avenue Bridge traversing the Passaic at Little Falls

History

The bridge replaced an earlier structure built in 1896.[5] In 1963 it was struck by a barge which left it damaged; requiring it remain in th open position for two weeks.[8] It was dedicated to Douglas O. Mead (1894-1971), a WW1 and WW2 veteran buried at Hillside Cemetery in Lyndhurst, New Jersey.[9]

Earlier bridge

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Interim Bridge Report" (PDF). NJDOT. August 9, 2007. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  2. ↑ http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/business/procurement/ConstrServ/BidTabs/01/TB00141.TXT
  3. ↑ "Uglybridges.com - UNION AVENUE over PASSAIC RIVER, Bergen County, New Jersey". Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Bridgehunter.com - Passaic River Bridge". bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Union Avenue Bridge over Passaic River" (PDF). Historic Bridge Survey (1991-1994). New Jersey Department of Transportation. 2001. Retrieved 16 January 2016. The Pratt thru truss swing span supported on ashlar and concrete substructure has double intersecting Warren deck truss approach spans. In 1924 the bridge operation was motorized. Cables were added at an unknown date to strengthen several truss diagonals. In 1977 an approach span collapsed and emergency repairs were made. An early and increasingly rare example of a thru truss swing bridge built by nationally recognized NYC engineers Dean and Westbrook, the span is evaluated as eligible.
  6. ↑ "Union Avenue bridge over Passaic River to open to traffic tonight" (Press release). NJDOT. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Section 117.739 - Passaic River." (PDF). Code of Federal Regulations Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters Volume: 1. Government Publishing Office. July 1, 2002. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  8. ↑ http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9D02E5DE1F3CE731A25753C2A9619C946291D6CF
  9. ↑ "Douglas O Mead (1894 - 1971) - Find A Grave Memorial". Retrieved 16 January 2016.
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