New Hampton Pony Pratt Truss Bridge

New Hampton Pony Pratt Truss Bridge
New Hampton Bridge over the Musconetcong River
New Hampton Pony Pratt Truss Bridge is located in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
New Hampton Pony Pratt Truss Bridge
New Hampton Pony Pratt Truss Bridge is located in Warren County, New Jersey
New Hampton Pony Pratt Truss Bridge
New Hampton Pony Pratt Truss Bridge is located in New Jersey
New Hampton Pony Pratt Truss Bridge
New Hampton Pony Pratt Truss Bridge is located in the United States
New Hampton Pony Pratt Truss Bridge
LocationShoddy Mill Road
New Hampton, New Jersey
Coordinates40°43′14″N 74°57′49″W / 40.72056°N 74.96361°W / 40.72056; -74.96361 (New Hampton Pony Pratt Truss Bridge)
Built1868
Built byWilliam Cowin
ArchitectFrancis C. Lowthorp
Architectural stylePratt truss
Part ofNew Hampton Historic District (ID98000257)
NRHP reference No.77000877[1]
NJRHP No.1610[2][3]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 26, 1977
Designated CPApril 6, 1998
Designated NJRHPSeptember 13, 1976

The New Hampton Pony Pratt Truss Bridge is a historic pony Pratt truss bridge on Shoddy Mill Road in New Hampton of Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. It crosses the Musconetcong River between Lebanon Township, Hunterdon County and Washington Township, Warren County. It was designed by Francis C. Lowthorp and built in 1868 by William Cowin of Lambertville, New Jersey.[4] The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 26, 1977 for its significance in engineering, industry and transportation. It is one of the few early examples of iron Pratt truss bridges remaining in the United States.[5] It was later documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in 1991.[6] It was added as a contributing property to the New Hampton Historic District on April 6, 1998.[7]

Description

The New Hampton bridge is one of three remaining composite cast iron and wrought iron Pratt truss bridges built by Cowin in New Jersey. The others are the Glen Gardner Pony Pratt Truss Bridge (1870) in Glen Gardner and the Main Street Bridge (1870) in Clinton. The single-span bridge is 85 feet (26 m) long and 16.2 feet (4.9 m) wide.[4] Its end posts are vertical, octagonal iron tubes topped square decorative caps.[5]

  • View from Rymon Road, Washington Township, Warren County
    View from Rymon Road, Washington Township, Warren County
  • Crossing the Musconetcong River
    Crossing the Musconetcong River
  • End post detail
    End post detail
  • HAER view in 1991
    HAER view in 1991

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#77000877)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Hunterdon County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 13, 2018. p. 12.
  3. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Warren County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 13, 2018. p. 12.
  4. ^ a b "Shoddy Mill Road over Musconetcong River" (PDF). New Jersey Historic Bridge Data: Warren County. New Jersey Department of Transportation: 72.
  5. ^ a b Terry Karschner (December 16, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: New Hampton Pony Pratt Truss Bridge". National Park Service. With accompanying three photos from 1976
  6. ^ "New Hampton Bridge". Historic American Engineering Record. 1991.
  7. ^ Bertland, Dennis N. (August 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: New Hampton Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 38 photos from 1997