Landon-Stone Memorial Bridge - Delanco, NJ
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ODragon
N 40° 02.679 W 074° 57.500
18T E 503554 N 4432713
A swing span truss bridge over the Rancocas Creek.
Waymark Code: WM55Z5
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 11/16/2008
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This is the third bridge located at this site. It carries County Route 543 traffic across the Rancocas Creek between the towns of Riverside, NJ and Delanco, NJ. It is 36 feet wide, carries 2 lanes of traffic as well as a pedestrian walkway. The structure consists of 3 through Pony Truss spans. The center is 160-foot movable swing span.
History:
1870 - First bridge built for wagons and passengers; cost $50,000
1901 - Second bridge built to accommodate trolleys, other vehicles and pedestrians
1923 - Bridge strengthened due to larger and heavier trolleys
1934 - Third bridge construction begins
1935 - Third bridge opened to traffic
Date Built: 09/15/1935
Length of Span:
394 feet
www:
http://www.bcbridges.org/AboutUs/AboutOurBridges/RiversideDelancoBridge/tabid/116/Default.aspx
Parking Coordinates:: Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
Log your find with a picture of the bridge with yourself or your GPS in the foreground. This shot does not have to be taken "on" the bridge. The shot should show the "truss" structure of the bridge as well.