Jackson Street Bridge, Spanning Passaic River, Newark, Essex County, NJ
Summary
Significance: The Jackson Street Bridge was constructed in the area of the Morris Canal, a current National Register property, on the former site if Balback Smelting and Refining Company, by Fagan Iron Works whose founder, Lawrence Fagan, was a prominent and influential businessman and politician. The structure is an early steel span truss bridge that has a unique curved chord lattice truss (also known as curved chord quadruple intersection truss), for both fixed and swing spans.
Survey number: HAER NJ-54
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swing bridges
bridge construction
civil engineering
iron industry
urban growth
jewelry
newark nj
jackson
bridge
jackson street bridge
passaic
passaic river
newark
essex
essex county
new jersey
historic american engineering record
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
industrial history
library of congress
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Location
Newark (N.J.)
,
40.73566, -74.17237
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html