The Frog Hollow Road Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge that carries Frog Hollow Road over a minor tributary of the South Branch Raritan River in Tewksbury Township of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States. Built between 1860 and 1873, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 2002, for its significance in engineering and transportation.[1][3] It was listed as part of the Historic Bridges of Tewksbury Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Multiple Property Submission (MPS).[4]
Frog Hollow Road Bridge over minor tributary of the South Branch Raritan River | |
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| Location | Frog Hollow Road, Tewksbury Township, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates | 40°43′48.4″N 74°49′06″W / 40.730111°N 74.81833°W |
| Built | c. 1860–1873 |
| MPS | Historic Bridges of Tewksbury Township MPDF |
| NRHP reference No. | 02001509[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 3952[2] |
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| Added to NRHP | December 12, 2002 |
| Designated NJRHP | January 8, 2002 |
The bridge is a single-arch rubble stone bridge that carries a narrow rural road over Frog Hollow Brook, a minor tributary of the South Branch Raritan River. The brook joins the river at Califon. According to the nomination form, it is "characterized by extraordinarily rough construction".[3]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#02001509)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Hunterdon County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. March 25, 2024. p. 16.
listed as Frog Hollow Road Bridge
- ^ a b Spies, Stacy E. (May 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Frog Hollow Road Bridge over minor tributary of the South Branch Raritan River". National Park Service. With accompanying 6 photos
- ^ Zerbe, Nancy L. (January 2002). "Historic Bridges of Tewksbury Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey". National Park Service.