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Somerset County is home to eight unique historic bridges, described below. Most are open to vehicular and/or pedestrian traffic. For further information, please contact the Somerset County Planning Department, 908-231-7021.
Bedens Brook Road Bridge
Bedens Brook Road, Montgomery. Single-arch, 20-foot-long random rubble stone structure built across a tributary of Bedens Brook. Its stonework, arch, parapets and wing walls are still intact. The bridge is thought to have been constructed in the late 19th century.
Cat Tail Brook Bridge
Montgomery Road, Hillsborough. Single-arch stone bridge, built in 1825 of local field stone. A fine example of local stone craftsmanship of the early 19th century.
Higginsville Road Bridges
Higginsville Road, Hillsborough. Two through Pratt truss road bridges spanning the South Branch of the Raritan River. One was fabricated by Milliken Brothers of New York (1890) and the other by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio (1893). Both are intact examples of 19th century bridge technology and construction techniques.
Kingston Bridge
Old Route 27, Franklin. The oldest bridge in Somerset County. This four-arch stone bridge, constructed in 1798, replaced a bridge burned by the Continental Army during the march north from Princeton. Part of Kingston Mill Historic District, the span once carried the King's Highway and later the Lincoln Highway over the Millstone River. This historic span is adjacent to the Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park.
Mill Pond Bridge
Mill Pond Road, Montgomery. Located within the picturesque Bridgepoint Historic District, this three-arch, random-rubble stone bridge was constructed in the 1820s. It was repaired and restored by Somerset County in 2000.
Nevius Street Bridge
Nevius Street, Raritan. Constructed in 1886, this wrought-iron bridge is the last remaining double-intersection Pratt through truss in Somerset County and is still in a remarkable state of preservation. Recently renovated as a pedestrian bridge across the Raritan River.
Opossum Road Bridge
Opossum Road, Montgomery. The county's second oldest bridge was built across Bedens Brook in 1822. It is a double-arched, random rubble stone bridge that retains its original stonework, arches, parapets and approaches. The span is 54 feet long and rises to a camelback shape at its center, which is 18 feet above the brook bed.
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