Landing Masonry Bridge
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Landing Masonry Bridge towers over the Lake Hopatcong Station and New Jersey Transit's Montclair-Boonton and Morristown Lines in Landing, New Jersey.
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| Coordinates | 40°54′16.95″N 74°39′56.76″W / 40.9047083°N 74.6657667°WCoordinates: 40°54′16.95″N 74°39′56.76″W / 40.9047083°N 74.6657667°W |
| Carries | 2 lanes of Morris County Route 631 (Landing Road) |
| Crosses | Morristown Line / Montclair-Boonton Line |
| Locale | Landing, New Jersey |
| Official name | Landing Road Bridge / Bridge 44.53 |
| Maintained by | Morris County Highway Department |
| ID number | ++++++++1400073 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Stone |
| Material | Concrete |
| Total length | 136 feet (41 m) |
| Width | Two lanes |
| Longest span | 2 spans |
| No. of spans | 1 |
| Piers in water | 3 |
| History | |
| Designer | Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad |
| Construction begin | 1907 |
| Construction end | ~1911 |
| Opened | ~1911 |
The Landing Masonry Bridge, also designated Bridge 44.53, is a 136-foot (41 m) stone structure built in 1907 by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad in Landing, New Jersey, United States. Located 44.53 miles up the rail line from Hoboken Terminal, the bridge carries the two-lane Morris County Route 631 (Landing Road) over the Morristown Line and Montclair-Boonton Line railroad tracks maintained by New Jersey Transit, and sits several hundred feet north of NJT's Lake Hopatcong Station. Now deteriorated and structurally deficient, it is to be replaced with a four-lane bridge by NJT and the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
In the late 1800s, a pony truss bridge carried Landing Road over the Morris Canal (eastern span) and the DL&W mainline (western span). The steel, cable-stayed structure had two towers to support it, with stairs to the station below. The structure also had two pony truss sidings.
In 1907 and 1908, the truss bridge was replaced by Landing Masonry Bridge, a stone structure whose two arches mirrored the older spans. It also carried tracks for the Morris County Traction Company trolleys. The train station sat just north of the bridge's central pier. The older bridge survived for about three years as a pedestrian route to the train station.
In 1910, the DL&W began building a new Lake Hopatcong Station south of the bridges in anticipation of the opening of the Lackawanna Cut-Off to the north. Completed for $28,500, and opened on May 28, 1911, the new station had a main building on Landing Road and two large pedestrian towers. This rendered the old bridge completely redundant, and it was eventually demolished.
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