Pompton Lakes in Passaic County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Colfax Bridge

Photographed by Michael Herrick, December 28, 2024

1. Colfax Bridge Marker

Inscription.
The Ramapo River was improved for slack-water navigation, and a bridge was erected near this point by the Morris Canal and Banking Company in 1836, under an agreement with General William Colfax, who, as major, had commanded General Washington's Guard in the Revolutionary War. He then owned this land which had been taken up in 1695 by Arent Schuyler, founder of Pompton. Respected by the Indians, and a valiant captain in the colonial wars.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts.

Location. 40° 59.141′ N, 74° 16.766′ W. Marker is in Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, in Passaic County. It is on Dawes Hwy. east of Riveredge Drive, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pompton Lakes NJ 07442, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New Jersey’s North Jersey,

in Greater Newark,

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Schuyler–Colfax (about 800 feet away, measured in a direct line); Schuyler Colfax House (about 800 feet away); Doctor's Island (approx. 0.4 miles away); Pompton Furnace (approx. half a mile away); Soldiers and Sailors Memorial (approx. 0.7 miles away); Van Ness House (approx. 0.7 miles away); DeMille Gatehouse

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(approx. 0.9 miles away); Christ Episcopal Church (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pompton Lakes.

More about this marker. The Colfax Bridge carries Dawes Highway over the Ramapo River.

Photographed by Michael Herrick, December 28, 2024

2. Colfax Bridge Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 5, 2025, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 185 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 5, 2025, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.