Glimmer Glass Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 40°06′42″N 74°02′40″W / 40.1117°N 74.0445°W |
Carries | Fisk avenue (Brielle side) Brielle Road (Manasquan side) Green Avenue (interesction) |
Crosses | Glimmer Glass Creek |
Locale | Manasquan, New Jersey and Brielle, New Jersey |
Official name | Brielle Road Bridge over the Glimmer Glass (W-9) |
Other name(s) | Brielle Road Bridge W-9 |
Named for | Glimmer Glass Creek |
Owner | County of Monmouth |
Maintained by | Monmouth County Department of Public Works and Engineering |
NBI | 13000W9[1] |
Characteristics | |
Design | Lift bascule |
Material | Steel, wrought iron, wood |
Total length | 278.9 ft (85.0 m) |
Width | 20 ft (6.1 m) |
Height | 14.1 ft (4.3 m) |
Longest span | 34.1 ft (10.4 m) |
Clearance below | 6.9 ft (2.1 m) |
History | |
Opened | August 13, 1938 |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 6,846 (2013) |
Brielle Road Bridge over the Glimmer Glass | |
Coordinates | 40°06′42.61″N 74°02′41.85″W / 40.1118361°N 74.0449583°W |
Built | 1938 |
Architectural style | Lift bascule bridge |
NRHP reference No. | 08000336[2] |
NJRHP No. | 4307[3] |
Significant dates | |
Designated | April 25, 2008 |
Designated NJRHP | February 28, 2008[3] |
The Glimmer Glass Bridge is a county owned bridge in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. It carries traffic from Brielle Road over the Glimmer Glass, a navigable tidal inlet of the Manasquan River, between Manasquan and Brielle. It has also been on the National Register of Historic Places, since 2008.[4] Due to its age, Commercial vehicles cannot be driven over it. It also allows Bicycles and pedestrians to walk on the wooden sidewalk.