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The Route 46 Hackensack River
Bridge was built in 1934 and
spans over the Hackensack River,
several railroad tracks and
a local roadway. It is located
between the Borough of Little
Ferry and the Village of Ridgefield
Park. Both of these communities
located in Bergen County,
in northern New Jersey, are
in the heart of the New York/New
Jersey Metropolitan region.
The bridge carries Route 46,
a major east-west highway.
The route has a western boundary
in Columbia on the Delaware
River and an eastern boundary
in the middle of the George
Washington Bridge.
The Route 46 Hackensack River Bridge
is a 1,549 foot long bridge that has
17 spans. The main span over the Hackensack
River has a double leaf deck-girder trunnion
bascule configuration located near the
center of the structure. The remaining
approach spans have a concrete encased
steel deck-girder and floor beam configuration.
The eastern approach spans across New
York Susquehanna and Western (NYS&W)
railroad tracks, CSX railroad tracks
and the Main Street Bypass. The western
approach spans are over wetland and open
areas. The structure carries two lanes
of traffic in each direction with no
shoulders.
Several elements of the bridge show severe
deterioration and the useful life of
the structure will be compromised if
no repairs are initiated. The Route 46
Hackensack River Bridge project proposes
to bring the existing structure into
a state of good repair and add an additional
service life of approximately twenty
years.
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