Historic Bridges
of the United States
Opossum Road Bridge
Somerset County
,
New Jersey
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Overview
Stone arch bridge over Bedens Brook on Opossum Road
Location
Somerset County
,
New Jersey
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1822; rehabilitated 2002
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 23.0 ft.
Total length: 47.9 ft.
Deck width: 11.5 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.41542, -74.66378
(decimal degrees)
40°24'56" N, 74°39'50" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/528525/4473920
(zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Rocky Hill
Inventory numbers
NJ 18E0201
(New Jersey bridge number)
NRHP 94000010
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 25528
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 10/2007)
Superstructure condition rating:
Good
(7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Good
(7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 70.9
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2007)
1,640
Categories
19th Century
(2,019)
Arch
(7,666)
Built 1822
(3)
Built during 1820s
(33)
Deck arch
(6,750)
NR-listed
(1,539)
New Jersey
(620)
Open
(21,986)
Owned by county
(14,329)
Somerset County, New Jersey
(61)
Span length under 25 feet
(2,639)
Stone arch
(1,376)
Total length 25-50 feet
(5,369)
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