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Structure-ID: s0006835
Created on: 11/13/02
Modified on: 03/14/06


William A. Stickel Memorial Bridge

Built: 1948 - 1949
Status: in use
Location: Between Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, USA and Harrison, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
Crosses: Passaic River
Carries: Interstate I-280
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Structural Type:
Vertical lift bridge
Function / usage:
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge

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Role Name Part of structure 
Owner New Jersey Department of Transportation

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Part of structure Description Value
Construction materials used
superstructure  steel
Dimensions
  total length 209.6 m
  clearance 11.7 - 15.1 m
  length of movable section 41.9 m

Chronology
1 May 1949
Inauguration.
1971
Becomes part of Interstate I-280.

Notes & Comments
One of the few movable bridges within the Interstate Highway system. It rarely opens and is considered obsolete.

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External LinkNJ Freeways: Pictures of the Essex Freeway (I-280) English
External LinkNYC Roads: Interstate 280 English

 
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