Midtown Bridge (Hackensack River)
Midtown Bridge | |
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Before 2017-18 reconstruction | |
| Coordinates | 40°52′57″N 74°02′09″W / 40.88241°N 74.03596°W |
| Carries | Salem Street West Main Street |
| Crosses | Hackensack River |
| Locale | Hackensack and Bogota, New Jersey |
| Other name(s) | Salem Street Bridge William C. Ryan Memorial Bridge |
| Owner | Bergen County |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Swing (fixed 1984) |
| Material | Steel |
| Total length | 321.9 ft (98.1 m) |
| Width | 21.7 ft (6.6 m) |
| Longest span | 70.9 ft (21.6 m) |
| No. of spans | 3 |
| Clearance above | 14.0 ft (4.3 m) |
| Clearance below | 3 ft (0.91 m) mean high water 8 ft (2.4 m) mean low water |
| History | |
| Constructed by | R.F. Long and Company |
| Opened | 1900 2018 (replacement) |
| Closed | 1998 (temporary) 2013 (temporary) 2017 (rebuilt) |
| Location | |
| References | |
Midtown Bridge, also known as the Salem Street Bridge and William C. Ryan Memorial Bridge, crosses over the Hackensack River between Hackensack and Bogota, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The through truss bridge was originally a swing bridge built in 1900 for trolleys. It became a road bridge in 1940 and its swing span was fixed in 1984. It was closed in 2017 and slated for replacement; the rebuilt bridge reopened in April 2018.