Fink-Type Truss Bridge
Fink-Type Truss Bridge | |
 Fink-Type Truss Bridge in 1971. | |
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| Nearest city | Allerton, New Jersey Hamden, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°36′14″N 74°54′08″W / 40.60389°N 74.90222°W |
| Built | 1857 |
| Architect | Trenton Locomotive & Machine Manufacturing Co. |
| Architectural style | Fink truss |
| NRHP reference No. | 74001161[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 1578[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 24, 1974 |
| Designated NJRHP | November 20, 1974 |
The Fink-Type Truss Bridge, also known as the Hamden Bridge, carried Hamden Road/River Road over the South Branch Raritan River, the border between Clinton Township and Franklin Township, at Hamden near the Allerton section of Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The bridge was built in 1857 by the Trenton Locomotive and Machine Manufacturing Company. It consisted of a single-span through truss 100 feet (30 m) long, 15 feet (4.6 m) wide, and 19 feet (5.8 m) high.[3]
The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 24, 1974, for its significance in engineering. At the time of its nomination, it was one of the earliest surviving iron truss bridges in the United States.[4] The Fink truss bridge was patented by Albert Fink in 1854, and the Hunterdon county bridge, built 3 years later, was a nearly perfect example of the patented design.[4] It collapsed as a result of an automobile collision in 1978. The remaining pieces were subsequently relocated to the Hunterdon County Government Center. It was documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in 1984, which included photos from 1971.[3]
See also
[edit]- National Register of Historic Places listings in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in New Jersey
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
- List of Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks
- List of crossings of the Raritan River
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System – (#74001161)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Hunterdon County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. March 23, 2022. p. 3.
- ^ a b Murphy, Kevin (June 1984). "Fink Through-Truss Bridge (Hamden Bridge)" (PDF). Historic American Engineering Record. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress.
- ^ a b Karschner, Terry (August 1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fink-Type Truss Bridge". National Park Service. With accompanying 3 photos
External links
[edit]Media related to Fink Through-Truss Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NJ-18, "Fink Through-Truss Bridge", 14 photos, 6 measured drawings, 18 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
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| Lists by county | ||
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- Bridges in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
- Truss bridges in the United States
- Bridges completed in 1857
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
- New Jersey Register of Historic Places
- Historic American Engineering Record in New Jersey
- 1857 establishments in New Jersey
- Clinton Township, New Jersey
- Franklin Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
- Bridges over the Raritan River
- Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks