Landing Lane Bridge
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Landing Lane Bridge | |
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| Carries | 2 lanes of File:CR 609 jct.svg CR 609 (Landing Lane) and 1 sidewalk |
| Crosses | Raritan River |
| Locale | New Brunswick and Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey |
| Maintained by | Middlesex County |
| Characteristics | |
| No. of spans | 3 |
| Piers in water | 2 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1895 |
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Landing Lane Bridge is part of County Route 609 and spans the Raritan River and the Delaware and Raritan Canal in New Jersey. The two lane bridge connects Piscataway to the north with New Brunswick to the south. The approaching roadways on both sides are known as "Landing Lane." The Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park and towpath is accessible from the bridge.
History
[edit | edit source]The current span officially was opened in 1895, replacing a previous structure. However, the entire metal grate deck and steel truss was replaced in 1995 with a slightly wider modern metal beam structure and an asphalt covered roadway.[1] The piers were only refurbished rather than being replaced, as this would have required Coast Guard approval, which would have added years to the refurbishment project. (The river, though unnavigable at this location, is under Coast Guard jurisdiction as it is tidal from Raritan Bay to a few hundred yards north of the Landing Lane Bridge.) This complication also prevented the bridge from being replaced with a four-lane-wide span. The plaque from the 1895 metal truss structure is on display at the northern end of the bridge.
During the American Revolutionary War, Washington's troops were retreating from the British over the Landing Lane Bridge. Washington ordered his troops to destroy the bridge to impede the British. The bridge was partially destroyed before the British caught up with them.[2]
The bridge helps to connect the East Coast Greenway, a 3,000 mile long trail system connecting Maine to Florida.
Gallery
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The original truss bridge in 1991
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Plaque from the 1895 bridge
See also
[edit | edit source]- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in New Jersey
- List of crossings of the Raritan River
References
[edit | edit source]External links
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- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NJ-74, "Landing Bridge, Spanning Raritan River at Landing Lane, New Brunswick, Middlesex County, NJ", 15 photos, 17 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
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- Bridges completed in 1895
- Bridges completed in 1995
- Historic American Engineering Record in New Jersey
- Bridges over the Raritan River
- Road bridges in New Jersey
- Steel bridges in the United States
- Bridges in Middlesex County, New Jersey
- Buildings and structures in Piscataway, New Jersey
- New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Delaware and Raritan Canal