Route 7 Bridge

Route 7 Bridge (HM1ATX)

Location: Kearny, NJ 07032 Hudson County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 47.17', W 74° 8.82'

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Built 1915

This bridge was a heel-trunnion bascule built by the Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois. It was a popular and economic design in the early 1900's. The first Strauss Bascule Bridge was built in 1905. The 1915 Route 7 bridge was deemed eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places prior to its replacement in 2003.
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Date Added Saturday, October 18th, 2014 at 4:02pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 571970 N 4515369
Decimal Degrees40.78616667, -74.14700000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 47.17', W 74° 8.82'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 47' 10.20" N, 74° 8' 49.20" W
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Area Code(s)201, 973, 551
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2132 Belleville Turnpike, Kearny NJ 07032, US
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