Kingsland Avenue Bridge (Passaic River)
Kingsland Avenue Bridge, earlier known as Avondale Bridge and designated the De Jessa Memorial Bridge, is a vehicular movable bridge over the Passaic River in northeastern New Jersey. It crosses the county line to connect the towns of Lyndhurst in Bergen and Nutley in Essex, originally taking its name from the Kingsland section. The bridge is 10.7 miles (17.2 km) from the river's mouth at Newark Bay, and is required to open on four hours' notice. As of 2010, there were 26,420 daily crossings of the bridge, which provides one lane in each direction.
Kingsland Avenue Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 40°48′40″N 74°08′19″W |
| Carries | Park Avenue to Kingland Avenue |
| Crosses | Passaic River |
| Locale | Nutley and Lyndhurst, New Jersey |
| Other name(s) | De Jessa Memorial Bridge Park Avenue Bridge Avondale Bridge |
| Maintained by | Bergen and Essex |
| ID number | 020032A |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Swing bridge |
| Total length | 364 feet (111 m) |
| Width | 46 feet (14 m) |
| No. of spans | 3 |
| Clearance below | 7 feet (2.1 m) (high water) 12 feet (3.7 m) (low water) |
| History | |
| Designer | James Owen (Essex) H.M. Watson (Bergen) |
| Fabrication by | New Jersey Bridge Company F.M. Stillman Company |
| Construction start | 1903 |
| Opened | 1905 1986 reconstructed |
| Location | |
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