John Basilone Veterans Memorial Bridge
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The John Basilone Veterans Memorial Bridge is a bridge in New Jersey
that crosses the Raritan River
. The bridge was built to replace the smaller Nevius Street Bridge
built in 1886. The Nevius Street Bridge today functions as a pedestrian bridge. The bridge connects First Avenue and what used to be the short one way block of Lyman Street in Raritan
with River Road
in Hillsborough. After crossing into Hillsborough, the road curves to meet up with the old alignment with the Nevius Street Bridge. The bridge is named for local World War II hero, John Basilone
. The bridge has a pedestrian tunnel underneath its northern approach, as part of the Raritan River Greenway
.
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
that crosses the Raritan River
Raritan River
The Raritan River is a major river of central New Jersey in the United States. Its watershed drains much of the mountainous area of the central part of the state, emptying into the Raritan Bay on the Atlantic Ocean.-Description:...
. The bridge was built to replace the smaller Nevius Street Bridge
Nevius Street Bridge
The Nevius Street Bridge once carried car traffic across the Raritan River between Hillsborough and Raritan. In the 1840s a wooden bridge crossed at this location. The current bridge was built 1886 by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio. It is a double intersection Pratt truss bridge...
built in 1886. The Nevius Street Bridge today functions as a pedestrian bridge. The bridge connects First Avenue and what used to be the short one way block of Lyman Street in Raritan
Raritan, New Jersey
Raritan is a Borough in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 6,881.-Geography:Raritan is located at ....
with River Road
River Road
River Road may refer to the following locations:* River Road * River Road * Maryland Route 190* River Road, Minnesota* Pennsylvania Route 32* River Road, North Carolina* River Road, Oregon* River Road...
in Hillsborough. After crossing into Hillsborough, the road curves to meet up with the old alignment with the Nevius Street Bridge. The bridge is named for local World War II hero, John Basilone
John Basilone
John Basilone was a United States Marine Gunnery Sergeant who received the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Guadalcanal during World War II...
. The bridge has a pedestrian tunnel underneath its northern approach, as part of the Raritan River Greenway
Raritan River Greenway
The Raritan River Greenway is a proposed path in Somerset County, New Jersey that would link Branchburg Township to the East Coast Greenway with the Delaware and Raritan Canal trail in South Bound Brook...
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