Stockton in Hunterdon County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Centre Bridge / Delaware and Raritan Canal Feeder
Photographed By Alan Edelson, February 8, 2009
1. Centre Bridge Marker
Side A
Inscription.
Centre Bridge, also, Delaware and Raritan Canal Feeder. .
Centre Bridge. The Center Bridge Company was incorporated to construct a toll bridge across the Delaware River here in 1812, completely reconstructed in 1830, and substantially repaired in 1841 after a damaging flood. The bridge, a covered timber structure, was destroyed by a fire caused by a lightening strike in 1923. The remains of the bridge were sold to New Jersey and Pennsylvania in 1925, and the present bridge, a six-span riveted steel Warren truss, was completed using the existing abutments and piers in 1927 - it is now owned by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission.,
Delaware and Raritan Canal Feeder. The Feeder of the Delaware and Raritan Canal was completed to connect the Delaware River at Bull's Island with the main canal at Trenton in 1834. The Feeder provided water supply to the main canal and also functioned as a navigable waterway. Bridge Street appears to have always crossed over the canal via a fixed bridge placed at a height sufficient to allow for the passage of canal boats, with the present concrete bridge built in 1926. The canal was abandoned in 1913 and taken over by the State of New Jersey in the following year.,
Centre Bridge
The Center Bridge Company was incorporated to construct a toll bridge across the Delaware River here in 1812, completely reconstructed in 1830, and substantially repaired in 1841 after a damaging flood. The bridge, a covered timber structure, was destroyed by a fire caused by a lightening strike in 1923. The remains of the bridge were sold to New Jersey and Pennsylvania in 1925, and the present bridge, a six-span riveted steel Warren truss, was completed using the existing abutments and piers in 1927 - it is now owned by the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission.
Delaware and Raritan Canal Feeder
The Feeder of the Delaware and Raritan Canal was completed to connect the Delaware River at Bull's Island with the main canal at Trenton in 1834. The Feeder provided water supply to the main canal and also functioned as a navigable waterway. Bridge Street appears to have always crossed over the canal via a fixed bridge placed at a height sufficient to allow for the passage of canal boats, with the present concrete bridge built in 1926. The canal was abandoned in 1913 and taken over by the State of New Jersey in the following year.
Erected by Borough of Stockton.
Topics. This historical marker is listed
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in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical year for this entry is 1812.
Location. 40° 24.243′ N, 74° 58.719′ W. Marker is in Stockton, New Jersey, in Hunterdon County. Marker is on Bridge Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Stockton NJ 08559, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 4, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 922 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on March 4, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. 2. submitted on June 20, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. 3. submitted on March 4, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
