Harlingen in Somerset County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Harlingen Road Bridge

Over Fox Brook

Photographed by Alan Edelson, June 17, 2010

1. Harlingen Road Bridge Marker

Inscription. Harlingen Village grew up around the Reformed Church beginning in the 1750s. It evolved into Montgomery Township's chief religious, civic, and business center. Harlingen Road, the village's main street, crossed Fox Brook in the Village as early as 1811. In July 1890, the County hired the New Jersey Steel and Iron Company to replace the Harlingen Road Bridge. They used steel stringers on existing stone abutments and added sidewalks with four decorative railings made from iron newel posts and angled straps. The bridge opened in October 1890 and cost $853. In 2006 Somerset County replaced the Harlingen Road Bridge using the rehabilitated decorative railings from the 1890 bridge.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Colonial Era. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1890.

Location. 40° 26.827′ N, 74° 39.682′ W. Marker is in Harlingen, New Jersey, in Somerset County. It is on Dutchtown - Harlingen Road (County Route 604), on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Belle Mead NJ 08502, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in New Jersey’s North Jersey,

specifically in Central Jersey,

in Greater Princeton,

and in the New York City Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bridgepoint Historic District (approx. 1.9 miles away); Historic River Road and River Crossing (approx. 2.4 miles away); Griggstown Bridge Tender’s Station (approx. 2.6 miles away); Washington’s Route from Princeton (approx. 2.6 miles away); Opie-Vanderveer Cemetery (approx. 2.6 miles away); Belle Mead Army Services Forces Depot (approx. 2.8 miles away); Blawenburg (approx. 3.3 miles away); Neshanic Reformed Church (approx. 4.7 miles away).

Photographed by Alan Edelson, June 17, 2010

2. Harlingen Road Bridge Marker

Decorative railing and original stone abutments mentioned on the marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 17, 2010, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,321 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 17, 2010, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.