Bridge Street Bridge (Newark)

Bridge Street Bridge is a swing bridge over the Passaic River connecting Newark and Harrison, New Jersey. It is the 10th bridge from the river's mouth at Newark Bay and is 5.7 miles (9.2 km) upstream from it. Carrying vehicular traffic, the roadway is designated County Route 508.

Bridge Street Bridge
Coordinates40.7451°N 74.1657°W / 40.7451; -74.1657
Carries CR 508
(Bridge Street & Harrison Avenue)
CrossesPassaic River
LocaleNewark and Harrison, New Jersey
OwnerEssex County
ID number0700H03
Characteristics
DesignThrough truss swing bridge
MaterialSteel
Total length371.1 feet (113.1 m)
Width40.4 feet (12.3 m)
Longest span122.1 feet (37.2 m)
No. of spans2
Clearance above12 feet (3.7 m)
Clearance below6.9 feet (2.1 m)
History
Constructed byAmerican Bridge Company
Opened1913
Statistics
Daily traffic11,820
Location

The span is a rim-bearing Pratt thru truss swing span supported on ashlar substructure with concrete caps originally built by the American Bridge Company. It opened in 1913 and underwent significant rehabilitation in 1981. It is listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places (ID#3093) The bridge was re-lamped in 2012. The bridge's electric motor was damaged by Hurricane Sandy in 2012, requiring replacement.

Like the other vehicular swing bridges in Newark, the Jackson Street Bridge and the Clay Street Bridge, it crosses over the tidal navigable portion of the river. and is required to open with 4-hour notice. The swing bridges of Newark are expected to open as much as 10 times a day during a massive clean-up of the Passaic starting in 2019 to allow barges to move contaminated sludge dredged from the river bottom raising concerns about their reliability. As of 2016 studies were underway to study its replacement.

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