Van Veghten's Bridge
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The Van Veghten's Bridge is a bridge spanning the Raritan River
that connects the Finderne neighborhood of Bridgewater and Manville
, both of which are in Somerset County
, New Jersey
. The roadway in Manville is North Main Street and in Bridgewater it is Finderne Avenue. The bridge carries four lanes of this section of Somerset County Route 533 across the river and the flood plain.
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:...
that connects the Finderne neighborhood of Bridgewater and Manville
Manville, New Jersey
Manville is a Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 10,344. Manville was named after the Johns-Manville Corporation, which maintained a large manufacturing facility in the borough for decades.Historically, many of...
, both of which are in Somerset County
Somerset County, New Jersey
Somerset County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In 2010, the population was 323,444. It is part of the New York Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Somerville....
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
. The roadway in Manville is North Main Street and in Bridgewater it is Finderne Avenue. The bridge carries four lanes of this section of Somerset County Route 533 across the river and the flood plain.