Suspension Bridges of New Jersey

This is a list of all 16 bridges from the suspension bridge inventory for New Jersey in USA. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.

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1868: Carpenter's Point

Port Jervis, New Jersey, USA - Neversink River
Bridgemeister ID:2251 (added 2007-03-31)
Year Completed:1868
Name:Carpenter's Point
Location:Port Jervis, New Jersey, USA
Crossing:Neversink River
Use:Vehicular (one-lane)
Status:Replaced, 1929
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • Was at location of current Tri-States Bridge.

1904: Riegelsville

Riegelsville, Pennsylvania and Riegelsville, New Jersey, USA - Delaware River
Bridgemeister ID:113 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1904
Name:Riegelsville
Location:Riegelsville, Pennsylvania and Riegelsville, New Jersey, USA
Crossing:Delaware River
Coordinates:40.59427 N 75.19062 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:John A. Roebling's Sons Co., S. A. Cooney
References:BDR, BPL, SSS
Use:Vehicular (two-lane, heavy vehicles), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Spans:3

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Photo by David Denenberg

1926: Benjamin Franklin

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey, USA - Delaware River
Bridgemeister ID:145 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1926
Name:Benjamin Franklin
Also Known As:Philadelphia-Camden
Location:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey, USA
Crossing:Delaware River
Coordinates:39.95333 N 75.135 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Modjeski, Webster, Ball, Moiseff
References:AAJ, BBR, BFL, BONJ, BPL, DRB, GBD, PTL, PTS2, USS
Use:Vehicular (major highway) and Rail (subway), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 533.4 meters (1,750 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 219.3 meters (719.5 feet)
Deck width:125.5 feet

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by Bill Campbell Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1927: Ravine

Douglass College Campus, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
Bridgemeister ID:877 (added 2003-08-31)
Year Completed:1927
Name:Ravine
Also Known As:Old Bouncer, Kissing
Location:Douglass College Campus, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
Coordinates:40.485867 N 74.43495 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:BONJ
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 30.8 meters (101 feet) estimated

External Links:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1930: Cranberry Lake

Cranberry Lake, Byram, New Jersey, USA - Cranberry Lake
Bridgemeister ID:153 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1930
Name:Cranberry Lake
Location:Cranberry Lake, Byram, New Jersey, USA
Crossing:Cranberry Lake
Coordinates:40.95401 N 74.73714 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:BONJ, PQU
Use:Footbridge
Status:Closed, 2019 (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 61.5 meters (201.7 feet) estimated
Side Spans:2 x 21.8 meters (71.5 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • 1928 and 1931 also sometimes cited as years of completion. Construction appears to have completed in December 1930, possibly opening in early 1931.
  • 2019: Closed pending repairs and rehabilitation.

External Links:

  • Save Our Bridge. "Dedicated to restoring and preserving the historic Cranberry Lake footbridge - one of the oldest pedestrian footbridges in the state of New Jersey."
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

1931: George Washington

New York, New York and Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA - Hudson River
Bridgemeister ID:169 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1931
Name:George Washington
Also Known As:GWB
Location:New York, New York and Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA
Crossing:Hudson River
Coordinates:40.85333 N 73.955 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:O.H. Ammann, Leon Moisseiff, Dana, Gilbert
References:AAJ, AOB, ARF, BBR, BC3, BFL, BMA, BONJ, BOU, BPL, BRU, COB, CTW, ENR19270811a, ENR19270811b, ENR19290411c, GBD, LAB, LACE, PTS2, SIX, SJR
Use:Vehicular (double-deck), with walkway
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 1,066.8 meters (3,500 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 198.1 meters (650 feet)
Deck width:120 feet

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Photo by Wayne Grodkiewicz Photo by John Hall Photograph, collection of David Denenberg Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Photograph, collection of David Denenberg Postcard, collection of David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1947: Lumberville-Raven Rock

Lumberville, Pennsylvania and Bulls Island State Park, New Jersey, USA - Delaware River
Bridgemeister ID:204 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1947
Name:Lumberville-Raven Rock
Also Known As:Bulls Island
Location:Lumberville, Pennsylvania and Bulls Island State Park, New Jersey, USA
Crossing:Delaware River
Coordinates:40.407017 N 75.038183 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:John A. Roebling's Sons Co.
References:BDR, BONJ, SSB
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:5
Main Spans:5

Notes:

  • SSB has an old picture of the bridge from a "Roebling publication". The original caption inside the picture says: "Practical application of Roebling Bridge research is the Lumberville footbridge which spans the Delaware River about twenty miles above Trenton. Pictured below, it utilizes four slabs of Roebling prestressed concrete and the Roebling-developed cable stiffening principle for the first time in the Western Hemisphere." and the authors of SSB go on to describe it asa "two-hinged braced cable suspension footbridge."

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Photo by David Denenberg

1951: Delaware Memorial I

New Castle, Delaware and Pennsville, New Jersey, USA - Delaware River
Bridgemeister ID:207 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1951
Name:Delaware Memorial I
Location:New Castle, Delaware and Pennsville, New Jersey, USA
Crossing:Delaware River
Coordinates:39.689227 N 75.520800 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Homer R. Seely, Enoch R. Needles, Othmar Ammann, et. al.
References:BONJ, BPL, CTD, GBD
Use:Vehicular (major highway)
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 655.3 meters (2,150 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 228.6 meters (750 feet)
Deck width:59.1 feet

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1957: Walt Whitman

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey, USA - Delaware River
Bridgemeister ID:211 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1957
Name:Walt Whitman
Location:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey, USA
Crossing:Delaware River
Coordinates:39.905 N 75.13 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Othmar Ammann
References:BFL
Use:Vehicular (major highway)
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 610 meters (2,001.3 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 234.7 meters (770 feet)
Deck width:83 feet

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1968: Delaware Memorial II

New Castle, Delaware and Pennsville, New Jersey, USA - Delaware River
Bridgemeister ID:224 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1968
Name:Delaware Memorial II
Location:New Castle, Delaware and Pennsville, New Jersey, USA
Crossing:Delaware River
Coordinates:39.688633 N 75.516272 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:BONJ, CTD, GBD
Use:Vehicular (major highway)
Status:In use (last checked: 2022)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:3
Main Span:1 x 655.3 meters (2,150 feet)
Side Spans:2 x 228.6 meters (750 feet)
Deck width:58.7 feet

Notes:

External Links:

Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle

1996: Pochuck Quagmire

Vernon Valley, New Jersey, USA - Pochuck Creek
Bridgemeister ID:239 (added before 2003)
Year Completed:1996
Name:Pochuck Quagmire
Location:Vernon Valley, New Jersey, USA
Crossing:Pochuck Creek
At or Near Feature:Appalachian Trail
Coordinates:41.2353 N 74.472083 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:Tibor Latincsics
References:BONJ, PQU
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2008)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Main Span:1 x 33.5 meters (110 feet)

Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(footbridge)

Haskell, New Jersey, USA
Bridgemeister ID:2540 (added 2011-12-30)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Haskell, New Jersey, USA
Use:Footbridge
Main Cables:Wire

Notes:

  • Was in existence in 1914, on site of du Pont "Haskell Works" munitions facility.

(footbridge)

Trenton, New Jersey, USA
Bridgemeister ID:2305 (added 2007-04-29)
Name:(footbridge)
Location:Trenton, New Jersey, USA
Coordinates:40.20902 N 74.75405 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
Principals:John A. Roebling's Sons Co.
Use:Footbridge
Status:Extant (last checked: 2007)
Main Cables:Wire (steel)
Suspended Spans:1
Main Span:1 x 14.3 meters (47 feet) estimated

Notes:

  • This bridge connects two office buildings (former Roebling buildings).
Photo by Patrick S. O'Donnell

(pipeline bridge)

Paterson, New Jersey, USA - Passaic Falls
Bridgemeister ID:1727 (added 2005-04-05)
Name:(pipeline bridge)
Location:Paterson, New Jersey, USA
Crossing:Passaic Falls
Use:Pipeline
Status:Removed
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

Notes:

  • The 1950's-era postcard shows a small suspension bridge behind the arch.
Postcard, collection of David Denenberg

Bridgemeister ID:1982 (added 2005-12-02)
Name:Swinging
Also Known As:Haviland Avenue
Location:Audubon, New Jersey, USA
Crossing:Haviland Avenue gully
Use:Footbridge
Status:Demolished, 1942
Main Cables:Wire

Bridgemeister ID:303 (added before 2003)
Name:Waste Weir
Also Known As:Shaky
Location:Trenton, New Jersey, USA
Crossing:Waste Weir of the Delaware & Raritan Canal
At or Near Feature:Stacy Park
Coordinates:40.22314 N 74.77998 W
Maps:Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap
References:BONJ
Use:Footbridge
Status:In use (last checked: 2020)
Main Cables:Wire
Suspended Spans:1

External Links:

Photograph, collection of David Denenberg Photo by David Denenberg Postcard, collection of Jochem Hollestelle


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