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

Nevius Street Bridge

Photographed by Alan Edelson, March 12, 2009

1. Nevius Street Bridge Marker

Inscription. The Nevius Street Bridge is a 300-foot-long, two span, double-intersection, Pratt through-truss bridge. It is the oldest documented metal-truss bridge in the county, being constructed in 1886 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio. The county hired two local masons, William W. Smith and Richard Farrier, to construct the stone abutments and central pier. Construction of the Nevius Street Bridge marked the first time that the Board of Chosen Freeholders hired a professional civil engineer, F.A. Dunham, to supervise the construction of a bridge. The bridge was listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places on September 11, 1992 and the National Register of Historic Places November 12, 1992. The bridge was rehabilitated by Somerset County and converted to a pedestrian bridge in 2006.

Erected by Somerset County.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical date for this entry is September 11, 1992.

Location. 40° 33.921′ N, 74° 38.155′ W. Marker is in Raritan, New Jersey, in Somerset County. It is on Canal Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Raritan NJ 08869, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, 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

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 walking distance of this marker: Raritan Water Power Canal (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct

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line); Raritan Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); Somerset County Veterans Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Raritan Veterans Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Memorial to the Naraticong Indians (approx. 0.2 miles away); John Basilone (approx. 0.2 miles away); General John Frelinghuysen House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Jersey Central Lines (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Raritan.

Photographed by R. C., September 25, 2010

2. Nevius Street Bridge Marker

Nevius Street Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Alan Edelson, March 12, 2009

3. Nevius Street Bridge

Nevius Street Bridge Construction Detail image. Click for full size.

Photographed by R. C., September 25, 2010

4. Nevius Street Bridge Construction Detail

Nevius Street Bridge Dedication Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by R. C., October 16, 2010

5. Nevius Street Bridge Dedication Plaque

Original nameplate by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company, Canton, Ohio.

Nevius Street Bridge and Raritan River image. Click for full size.

Photographed by R. C., September 25, 2010

6. Nevius Street Bridge and Raritan River

Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 13, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,609 times since then and 34 times this year. Last updated on October 17, 2012, by Thomas R. D'Amico of Somerville, New Jersey. Photos: 1. submitted on March 13, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. 2. submitted on September 27, 2010, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas. 3. submitted on March 13, 2009, by Alan Edelson of Union Twsp., New Jersey. 4. submitted on September 27, 2010, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas. 5. submitted on October 18, 2010, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas. 6. submitted on September 27, 2010, by Ronald Claiborne of College Station, Texas. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.