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William A. Stickel Memorial Bridge

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The April 2001 release of a New Jersey Department of Transportation report labeling the Stickel Bridge "structurally deficient and functionally obsolete" has prompted officials to consider options to either rehabilitate or replace the bridge. Inspectors found both the superstructure and substructure
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of the old span to be in "poor" condition, the result of wall cracks and severe corrosion of structural steel. Furthermore, the steel-grated roadway, narrow lanes and tight ramps leading to the local streets have contributed to the bridge's high accident rate.
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In May 2008, the rehabilitation work on the span was completed. Work included having its mechanical systems overhauled, and removal of its old black coating, in favor of a light blue paint.
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The bridge is one of the few movable bridges that remain in the
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who served as the Essex County engineer for over 20 years.
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Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Passaic River, NJ
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40°44′53″N 74°09′58″W / 40.748°N 74.166°W / 40.748; -74.166
I-280
Newark
East Newark
New Jersey
New Jersey Department of Transportation
ID number
Daily traffic
vertical-lift bridge
New Jersey
Passaic River
Newark
East Newark
Interstate 280
William A. Stickel
Newark
Route 25A

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