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01 Glimmer Glass Bridge

The historic Glimmer Glass Bridge is a 2-lane bridge with single sidewalk that spans Glimmer Glass, a navigable tidal inlet of the Manasquan River. The bridge is located in a salt marsh currently surrounded year round and often large modern houses.

 

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Name:BRIELLE ROAD over GLIMMER GLASS

Structure number:13000W9

Location:0.1MI EAST OF GREEN AVE.

Purpose: Carries highway and pedestrian walkway over waterway

 

Length of largest span:34.1 ft. [10.4 m]

Total length:278.9 ft. [85.0 m]

Roadway width between curbs:20.0 ft. [6.1 m]

Deck width edge-to-edge:29.9 ft. [9.1 m]

Vertical clearance above deck:14.1 ft. [4.3 m]

Vertical clearance below bridge:6.9 ft. [2.1 m]

 

Owner:County Highway Agency [02]

 

Historic significance:Bridge is eligible for the National Register of Historic Places [2]

 

Main span material:Steel [3]

Main span design:Movable - Bascule [16]

Deck type:Wood or Timber [8]

Wearing surface:Bituminous [6]

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locator: MNE_6308 C

 

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