Lincoln Highway Passaic River Bridge Explained

Lincoln Highway Passaic River Bridge should not be confused with Lincoln Highway Hackensack River Bridge.

Bridge Name:Lincoln Highway Bridge
Other Name:Route 1&9 Lincoln Highway Bridge
Rte 1&9 Passaic River Bridge
Carries:
East Coast Greenway
Crosses:Passaic River
Locale:Newark and Kearny
Owner:New Jersey Department of Transportation
Id:0705151
Designer:Ash, Howard, Needles, and Tamman & Morris Goodkind[1]
Engineering:Feidinan'd Coyne[2]
Design:Vertical lift
Material:Steel
Length:2005feet
Width:52feet
Mainspan:322.5feet
Spans:18
Clearance:15.9feet
Below:35feet (mean high water)
40feet (mean low water)
140feet (open position)
Begin:1939
Complete:1940
Cost:$2,500,000
Open:1941
References:[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
Coordinates:40.7324°N -74.118°W

The Lincoln Highway Passaic River Bridge is a vehicular moveable bridge crossing the Passaic River at a point 1.8miles from the river mouth at Newark Bay in northeastern New Jersey, United States. The vertical lift bridge, along the route of the Lincoln Highway, carries U.S. Route 1/9 Truck (at milepoint 0.67)[11] and the East Coast Greenway between the Ironbound section of Newark and Kearny Point in Kearny. Opened in 1941, it is owned by and operated by the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) and required by the Code of Federal Regulations to open on 4-hour notice for maritime traffic.

Location

The Lincoln Highway Bridge crosses the Passaic in the vicinity of Kearny Point Reach[12] following the route that was once Newark Plank Road. The east bank at Kearny Point is an industrial and distribution warehouse area. During the first half of the 20th century it was a site of yards of the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company. At its western end there are connections to Raymond Boulevard, US Route 1/9, and the New Jersey Turnpike.

The bridge and its sister, the Lincoln Highway Hackensack River Bridge are important components in the transportation of goods in the Port of New York and New Jersey. Since the nearby Pulaski Skyway prohibits trucks they often use Route 1/9 Truck to serve traffic at Port Newark, Newark Airport, the Holland Tunnel and the numerous intermodal freight transport facilities in the New Jersey Meadowlands. The NJDOT is considering building a new bridge along the alignment of the now defunct PD Draw, the former Newark and New York Railroad bridge at mile point 1.2.[13] [14] [15] Studies are being conducted as part of an extensive project conceived to facilitate freight transshipment through the port known as Portway. A new bridge could include a rail component. The dual bridge combination would allow for two one-way crossings of the Passaic.[16]

History

Approval for the bridge was given by the War Department in 1937.[17] Construction began in 1939[18] and it was opened in January 1941.[19] It was designed by the firm of Ash, Howard, Needles, and Tamman in conjunction with Morris Goodkind of the New Jersey Highway Department to incorporate many innovative concepts of the era.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Route 1&9 TruckPassaic River Lift Bridge . Historic Bridges . Historic Documentation company, Inc. . 2012-12-06 .
  2. News: Feidinan'd Coyne . The New York Times . September 21, 1941 . 2012-12-06 .
  3. Web site: Historic Bridge Survey (1991-1994) . NJDOT . 2001 . 72 . 2012-08-21.
  4. Web site: Lower Passaic River Restoration Project Commercial Navigation Analysis . United States Army Corps of Engineers . July 2, 2010. 2012-08-20.
  5. Web site: Section 117.739 - Passaic River. . Code of Federal Regulations Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters Volume: 1 . Government Publishing Office . July 1, 2002 . PDF . 2012-08-21.
  6. Web site: Passaic River Bridge . Bridgehunter . 2012-12-05.
  7. Web site: Drawbridge Schedules . NJDOT . April 12, 2012 . 2012-08-21.
  8. Web site: U.S. Route 1-9 Truck straight line diagram. New Jersey Department of Transportation. 2012-11-11.
  9. News: Reyes . Daniel . New Bike Path Connects Jersey City and Newark . The Jersey Journal . June 25, 2012 . 2012-11-28 .
  10. Web site: US 1&9 TRUCK over Passaic Rvr and Local Roads . Ugly Bridges . 2012-12-06.
  11. Web site: U.S. Route 1-9 Truck straight line diagram. NJDOT. 2016-12-21.
  12. Web site: Passaic River, New Jersey . Report of Channel Conditions 100 to 400 Feet Wide (ER 1130-2-306) . US Army Corps of Engineers . April 18, 2011 . 2012-12-05.
  13. Web site: Lower Passaic River Restoration Project Commercial Navigation Analysis . United States Army Corps of Engineers . July 2, 2010 . 2012-08-05 . The abutments of a formerly utilized railroad freight bridge (Central Railroad of NJ) lie at approximately RM 1.2. These abutments limit channel width to 145 feet. However, NJDOT is currently investigating the feasibility of a new Lower Passaic River Bridge within the existing alignment of the former railroad freight bridge. If construction of the new bridge was to move forward, the derelict structure at RM 1.2 would be removed and would be replaced with a structure designed with adequate horizontal and vertical clearance for typical vessel traffic on the Lower Passaic River.
  14. Web site: Port Newark/Elizabeth Northern NJ Rail Terminals . Port Connector Projects New Jersey-New York . Waterfront Coalition . 2012-08-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100214090410/http://www.portmod.org/POLICY/Infrastructure%20Projects.htm . 2010-02-14 . dead .
  15. Portway Extensions Concept Development Study . NJDOT . September 26, 2003 . New crossing of the Passaic River using abandoned railroad alignment and infrastructure, supplementing the existing Route 1&9 Truck crossing. The new crossing is intended to connect Doremus Avenue and Central Avenue..
  16. Web site: Portway-Passaic River Crossing . FY 2010-2011 Studies and Development . NJDOT . 2012-08-08 . This project will study Doremus Avenue, Passaic River Crossing and Central Avenue over Route 1&9T as one project because of their connectivity. The areas of the project service industrial and commercial facilities in a section of Newark and the southern section of Kearny. The purpose of the proposed improvement is to create a connection with NJ Turnpike at Interchange 15E and Route 1&9T, and/or another variation of the two. The improved section will serve to improve access to/from trucking distribution facilities along Doremus Avenue and the NJ Turnpike and will help reduce truck traffic on Route 1&9T. It will range from replacing the existing Route 1&9T bridge to providing dual bridge structures. The reconfiguration of Central Avenue/Route 1&9T interchange may provide four 12-foot travel lanes and two 12-foot shoulders to improve flow and safety. The proposed geometry will primarily follow the existing alignment except at the interchange. Sidewalks could be provided within the proposed berm. A rail crossing on the same facility will also be investigated as part of this project..
  17. News: Jersey Bridge Approved; Proposed Span to Link Newark and Kearny Will Speed Traffic . The New York Times . December 2, 1937 . 2012-12-06 .
  18. News: New Bridge is Ready; Passaic River Closed to Traffic Till Span Is Placed . The New York Times . September 7, 1940 . 2012-12-06 .
  19. News: To Close Road, Open New Span . The New York Times . January 23, 1941 . 2012-12-06 .

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