Belleville Turnpike Bridge
| Belleville Turnpike Bridge | |
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2013
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| Coordinates | 40°47′11″N 74°08′51″W / 40.78639°N 74.14750°WCoordinates: 40°47′11″N 74°08′51″W / 40.78639°N 74.14750°W |
| Carries |
 Route 7
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| Crosses | Passaic River |
| Locale |
Belleville Kearny North Arlington in New Jersey |
| Other name(s) | Rutgers Street Bridge New Jersey Route 7 Bridge Lance Corporal Osbrany Montes de Oca Memorial Bridge |
| Owner | NJDOT |
| ID number | 0208150 |
| Preceded by | bridges built in 1790, 1841, 1915 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Lift |
| Material | Structural steel & reinforced concrete |
| Total length | 324.2 feet (98.8 m) |
| Width | 67.6 feet (20.6 m) |
| Longest span | 125 feet (38 m) |
| Number of spans | 5 |
| Clearance above | 16.1 feet (4.9 m) |
| Clearance below | 49.9 feet (15.2 m) (open) |
| History | |
| Construction begin | 2002 |
| Opened | 2002 |
 Belleville Turnpike Bridge
Located at the tripoint of the county line of Essex, Hudson, and Bergen
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| References | |
The Belleville Turnpike Bridge is a vehicular moveable bridge spanning the Passaic River in northeastern New Jersey 8.9 miles (14.3 km) from its river mouth at Newark Bay. Also known as Rutgers Street Bridge and Route 7 Bridge, it is the fourth fixed crossing to be built at the location, today the tripoint of the municipal and county lines of Belleville in Essex, Kearny in Hudson, and North Arlington in Bergen. Commissioned by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, which owns and operates it, the vertical lift bridge opened in 2002.
The lower 17 miles (27 km) of the 90-mile-long (140 km) Passaic River downstream of the Dundee Dam is tidally influenced and channelized. Once one of the most heavily used waterways in the Port of New York and New Jersey, it remains partially navigable for commercial marine traffic. While requests have significantly diminished since the mid-late 20th century, the bridge at MP 11.7 and those downstream from it are required by federal regulations to open. Both bridges along New Jersey Route 7 are operated by the NJDOT. The crossing of the Hackensack River, the Wittpenn Bridge, is manned and opens on demand. The Rutgers Street Bridge requires four hours' notice for opening.
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