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Palatine Road Bridge

Coordinates: 40°41′58.8″N 74°44′47.6″W / 40.699667°N 74.746556°W / 40.699667; -74.746556 (Palatine Road Bridge)
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Palatine Road Bridge over a minor tributary of the Lamington River
Palatine Road Bridge is located in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Palatine Road Bridge
Palatine Road Bridge is located in New Jersey
Palatine Road Bridge
Palatine Road Bridge is located in the United States
Palatine Road Bridge
LocationPalatine Road, near junction with Homestead and Cold Spring Roads, Tewksbury Township, New Jersey
Coordinates40°41′58.8″N 74°44′47.6″W / 40.699667°N 74.746556°W / 40.699667; -74.746556 (Palatine Road Bridge)
Built1900 (1900)
Built byGeorge Schuyler
MPSHistoric Bridges of Tewksbury Township MPDF
NRHP reference No.02001508[1]
NJRHP No.3953[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 12, 2002
Designated NJRHPJanuary 8, 2002

The Palatine Road Brige is a historic stone arch bridge that carries Palatine Road over a minor tributary of the Lamington River in Tewksbury Township of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States.[3] Built in 1900 by George Schuyler, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 2002, for its significance in engineering and transportation.[1][4] It was listed as part of the Historic Bridges of Tewksbury Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Multiple Property Submission (MPS).[5]

The 22 foot (6.7 m) long single-arch rubble stone bridge is located near the intersection of Palatine Road with Homestead Road and Cold Spring Road. According to the nomination form, the county has over 100 surviving stone arch bridges, the largest concentration in North America.[4]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#02001508)". 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. March 25, 2024. p. 17. listed as Palatine Road Bridge
  3. ^ "Palatine Road over tributary of Lamington River" (PDF). New Jersey Historic Bridge Survey: Hunterdon County. New Jersey Department of Transportation. November 12, 2002. p. 35.
  4. ^ a b Spies, Stacy E. (May 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Palatine Road Bridge over a minor tributary of the Lamington River". National Park Service. With accompanying 6 photos
  5. ^ Zerbe, Nancy L. (January 2002). "Historic Bridges of Tewksbury Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey". National Park Service.