New Hampton Bridge, Spanning Musconetcong River, New Hampton, Hunterdon County, NJ
Summary
Significance: The New Hampton Bridge is one of three composite cast- and wrought-iron pony Pratt truss bridges in New Jersey, and one of the few still existing in the United States. First used in the mid-19th century, by 1870 the iron Pratt truss had become a common feature on the Pennsylvania Railroad and a number of its affiliates.
Survey number: HAER NJ-91
Building/structure dates: 1868 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Cowin, William
Pennsylvania Railroad
Madrid, transmitter
Jandoli, Liz, transmitter
Location
New Hampton, 40.70704, -74.95600
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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