Green Sergeant's Covered Bridge

Green Sergeant's Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge over the Wickecheoke Creek near the border between the Hunterdon Plateau and Amwell Valley located in Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. As the last historic covered bridge in the state of New Jersey, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 19, 1974 for its significance in engineering and transportation (the Scarborough Bridge in Cherry Hill is the only other covered bridge in New Jersey).[3] It was added as a contributing property to the Covered Bridge Historic District in 1999.

Green Sergeant's Covered Bridge
Green Sergeant's Covered Bridge
Green Sergeant's Covered Bridge is located in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Green Sergeant's Covered Bridge
Green Sergeant's Covered Bridge is located in New Jersey
Green Sergeant's Covered Bridge
Green Sergeant's Covered Bridge is located in the United States
Green Sergeant's Covered Bridge
LocationRosemont-Sergeantsville Road over the Wickecheoke Creek
Nearest cityStockton, New Jersey
Coordinates40°26′39″N 74°57′59″W
Built1872 (1872)
ArchitectCharles Ogden Holcombe
Part ofCovered Bridge Historic District (ID99000269)
NRHP reference No.74001165[1]
NJRHP No.1582[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 19, 1974
Designated CPMarch 5, 1999
Designated NJRHPJuly 1, 1974

History

In 1805, Charles Sergeant bought the property in the area. After his death in 1833, the property was inherited by his son, Richard Green Sergeant, the namesake of the bridge. The bridge was constructed in 1872, designed by Charles Ogden Holcombe of Lambertville.[3] After being damaged in 1960, it was dismantled and replaced with a modern bridge.[4] In 1961, due to public outcry, the bridge was rebuilt from the original materials.[4][5]

The bridge has been damaged numerous times over the course of its history by vehicles striking the bridge structure, most recently in 2013 when a truck damaged the support beams of the bridge.[6]

  • Front of the eastern side of the bridge as seen from Rosemont-Ringoes Road (CR 604)
    Front of the eastern side of the bridge as seen from Rosemont-Ringoes Road (CR 604)

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System – (#74001165)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Hunterdon County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. December 28, 2020. p. 4.
  3. Karschner, Terry (1974). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Green Sergeant's Covered Bridge". National Park Service. With accompanying 2 photos
  4. Green Sergeant's Covered Bridge Association, onsite descriptions
  5. Frassinelli, Mike (April 25, 2011). "Only N.J. covered bridge harkens back to bygone era". The Star-Ledger. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
  6. Wright, Terry (February 26, 2013). "Truck hits New Jersey's last historic covered bridge. Again". Hunterdon County Democrat. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
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