Union Avenue Bridge (Passaic River)

Union Avenue Bridge
Coordinates40°50′30″N 74°07′23″W / 40.84162°N 74.12301°W / 40.84162; -74.12301
CarriesUnion Avenue (CR S32) to River Drive
and Route 21
CrossesPassaic River
LocaleRutherford & Passaic,
New Jersey
Other name(s)Douglas O. Mead Bridge
OwnerBergen County and
Passaic County
Maintained byNJDOT
ID number1600022
Preceded by1896 (1896)
Characteristics
MaterialSteel/concrete
Total length295.9 feet (90.2 m)
Width39 feet (12 m)
Longest span80.1 feet (24.4 m)
No. of spans4
Clearance above16.1 feet (4.9 m)
History
Constructed byM.J. Paquet, Inc
Construction cost$9.5m
Opened2002 (2002)
Location
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Union Avenue Bridge is a vehicular bridge over the Passaic River in northeastern New Jersey, crossing the county line at the town of Rutherford in Bergen County and the city of Passaic in Passaic County. It takes its name from Union Avenue (CR S32) in Rutherford which connects to River Drive (and access to Route 21) in Passaic. The two-lane, four-span fixed bridge which opened in 2002 is 13.2 miles (21.2 km) from the river's mouth at Newark Bay. There is another Union Avenue Bridge traversing the Passaic at Little Falls