New Jersey Route 158
Centre Street Bridge | ||||
Route information | ||||
Maintained by NJDOT | ||||
Length | 0.4 mi[1] (640 m) (unofficial) | |||
Existed | 1953–ca. 1979 (demolished) | |||
Major junctions | ||||
West end | CR 508 (Centre Street) in Newark | |||
East end | Second Street in Harrison | |||
Location | ||||
Country | United States | |||
State | New Jersey | |||
Counties | Essex, Hudson | |||
Highway system | ||||
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Route 158 (also known as the Centre Street Bridge) was a short state highway in
Eventually, the upper level roadway was designated by the
Route description
Route 158 began at an intersection with Park Place and Center Street (County Route 508) in the city of Newark. The route went up in elevation, paralleling Park Place until crossing New Jersey Route 21 (the McCarter Highway). The highway continued eastward, crossing the last patch of land between 21 and the river before heading onto the swing bridge. Route 158 crossed as a two-lane bridge into Harrison. The route continued onto land just north of New Jersey Railroad Avenue, where it turned northward along First Street. Route 158 turned eastward onto Essex Street, with the right-of-way ending at Second Street, where the designation ended as well.[2]
History
Railroad bridge
The lower level of the Centre Street Bridge, a continuation of Centre Street in Newark, was first constructed for the
In July 1901, the states of New Jersey and New York proposed improvements to several local bridges to the
The new high-speed line and double-decker Centre Street Bridge was completed on November 18, 1911. The last rail that had to be constructed was completed that very day for the eighty-six Newark-bound trains to run in each direction of that line. The drawbridge's only use was for the freight line that was to go along the lower level of the bridge. As proposed, the upper level was given to the line. On November 25, 1911, the bridge re-opened once again as a double level bridge.
On June 27, 1937, a proposal was made by the city of Newark and the counties of Hudson and Essex to convert the upper level of the span to a roadway after proposing that the
Road bridge
The Centre Street Bridge was later designated as a state highway under the public highway system. The
Major intersections
County | Location | mi[1] | km | Destinations | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Essex | Newark | 0.0 | 0.0 | CR 508 (Centre Street) | Western terminus of Route 158 |
Hudson | Harrison | 0.4 | 0.64 | Second Street | Eastern terminus of Route 158 |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi |
See also
- List of crossings of the Lower Passaic River
- U.S. Roads portal
- New Jersey portal
References
- ^ a b "Aerial hovered over NJ 158 w/ Length". United States Geological Survey. 1954. Retrieved September 11, 2009.
- ^ "Aerial hovered over NJ 158". United States Geological Survey. 1966. Retrieved September 11, 2009.
- ^ "Pennsylvania Railroad Chronology for 1834" (PDF). Pennsylvania Railroad Historical Society. June 2004. p. 21. Retrieved July 6, 2006.
- ^ "Local News In Brief" (PDF). New York Times. November 20, 1870. p. 8. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Train's Narrow Escape" (PDF). New York Times. March 2, 1901. p. 5. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
- ^ "River and Harbor Work" (PDF). New York Times. July 17, 1901. p. 2. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Caisson Collapses; Ten Are Drowned" (PDF). New York Times. February 1, 1911. Retrieved October 5, 2018.
- ^ "New High-Speed Line for Newark" (PDF). New York Times. April 2, 1911. pp. XX1. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
- ^ "New Short Line To Newark Completed" (PDF). New York Times. November 19, 1911. pp. XX2. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
- ^ State of New Jersey, Laws of 1927, Chapter 319.
- ^ 1927 New Jersey Road Map (Map). State of New Jersey. Archived from the original on October 31, 2007. Retrieved October 18, 2013.
- ^ "Would Convert Old Span". New York Times. June 28, 1937. p. 19. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
- ^ Grutzner, Charles (December 28, 1952). "Jersey Renumbered". The New York Times. p. X15.
- ^ "Aerial hovered over NJ 158". United States Geological Survey. 1979. Retrieved September 11, 2009.
External links
- Media related to New Jersey Route 158 at Wikimedia Commons