Old Mill Road truss bridge over the Wickecheoke Creek

Old Mill Road truss bridge over the Wickecheoke Creek
Old Mill Road truss bridge over the Wickecheoke Creek is located in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Old Mill Road truss bridge over the Wickecheoke Creek
Old Mill Road truss bridge over the Wickecheoke Creek is located in New Jersey
Old Mill Road truss bridge over the Wickecheoke Creek
Old Mill Road truss bridge over the Wickecheoke Creek is located in the United States
Old Mill Road truss bridge over the Wickecheoke Creek
LocationOld Mill Road over Wickecheoke Creek, Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Coordinates40°27′53″N 74°58′35″W / 40.46472°N 74.97639°W / 40.46472; -74.97639 (Old Mill Road truss bridge over the Wickecheoke Creek)
Built1899 (1899)
Built byWrought Iron Bridge Company
MPSHistoric Bridges of Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey MPDF
NRHP reference No.100011839[1][2]
NJRHP No.5983[3]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPMay 23, 2025
Designated NJRHPApril 8, 2025

The Old Mill Road truss bridge over the Wickecheoke Creek is a historic Pratt truss bridge located in Delaware Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. Built in 1899, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 23, 2025, for its significance in engineering and transportation.[4] It was listed as part of the Historic Bridges of Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Multiple Property Submission (MPS).[5]

History and description

The skewed, single-lane, single-span bridge was built in 1899 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio. It was built with steel made by the Jones and Laughlin Steel Company of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The bridge is the oldest of the four that cross the Wickecheoke Creek in Delaware and Kingwood Townships.[4]

View of bridge looking east

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#100011839)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Weekly List 2025 05 23". National Park Service. May 23, 2025.
  3. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Hunterdon County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. September 25, 2025. p. 5.
  4. ^ a b Cielo, Carla (December 2024). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Old Mill Road truss bridge over the Wickecheoke Creek (Draft) (PDF). National Park Service. With accompanying 13 photos.
  5. ^ Scott, Caroline Charlese; Cielo, Carla; Kinney, Jonathan (July 2016). "Historic Bridges of Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey". National Park Service.
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