Nevius Street Bridge
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The Nevius Street Bridge once carried car traffic across the Raritan River
between Hillsborough and Raritan
. In the 1840s a wooden bridge crossed at this location. The current 150 feet (45.7 m) bridge was built 1886 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company
of Canton
, Ohio
. It is a double intersection Pratt truss
bridge. The construction of the nearby John Basilone Veterans Memorial Bridge
replaced the Nevius Street Bridge, which now serves as a pedestrian bridge, connecting River Road in Hillsborough with the Raritan River Greenway
. Johannes Nevius was born in Zoelen, Netherlands
in 1627 and emigrated to New Amsterdam
in 1651. His grandson, Petrus or Peter Nevius, was the first with the Nevius name to come to the Raritan Valley in Somerset County. .
The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
as the Raritan Bridge.
Raritan River
The Raritan River is a major river of central New Jersey in the United States. Its watershed drains much of the mountainous area of the central part of the state, emptying into the Raritan Bay on the Atlantic Ocean.-Description:...
between Hillsborough and Raritan
Raritan, New Jersey
Raritan is a Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 6,881.-Geography:Raritan is located at ....
. In the 1840s a wooden bridge crossed at this location. The current 150 feet (45.7 m) bridge was built 1886 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company
Wrought Iron Bridge Company
The Wrought Iron Bridge Company was a bridge fabrication and construction company based in Canton, Ohio. It specialized, as the name would suggest, in the fabrication of iron truss bridges and was a prolific bridge builder in the late 19th century...
of Canton
Canton, Ohio
Canton is the county seat of Stark County in northeastern Ohio, approximately south of Akron and south of Cleveland.The City of Caton is the largest incorporated area within the Canton-Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. It is a double intersection Pratt truss
Truss bridge
A truss bridge is a bridge composed of connected elements which may be stressed from tension, compression, or sometimes both in response to dynamic loads. Truss bridges are one of the oldest types of modern bridges...
bridge. The construction of the nearby John Basilone Veterans Memorial Bridge
John Basilone Veterans Memorial Bridge
The John Basilone Veterans Memorial Bridge is a bridge in New Jersey that crosses the Raritan River. The bridge was built to replace the smaller Nevius Street Bridge built in 1886. The Nevius Street Bridge today functions as a pedestrian bridge. The bridge connects First Avenue and what used to...
replaced the Nevius Street Bridge, which now serves as a pedestrian bridge, connecting River Road in Hillsborough with the Raritan River Greenway
Raritan River Greenway
The Raritan River Greenway is a proposed path in Somerset County, New Jersey that would link Branchburg Township to the East Coast Greenway with the Delaware and Raritan Canal trail in South Bound Brook...
. Johannes Nevius was born in Zoelen, Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
in 1627 and emigrated to New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam was a 17th-century Dutch colonial settlement that served as the capital of New Netherland. It later became New York City....
in 1651. His grandson, Petrus or Peter Nevius, was the first with the Nevius name to come to the Raritan Valley in Somerset County. .
The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
as the Raritan Bridge.
See also
- List of crossings of the Raritan River
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Somerset County, New Jersey