Van Veghten’s Bridge
Van Veghten's Bridge is a bridge spanning the Raritan River in Somerset County, New Jersey, connecting the Finderne section of Bridgewater with Manville.Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge over the Raritan River near Finderne, New Jersey
- Also known as: “Van Vacter’s Bridge”, “Van Vactor’s Bridge”, “Van Vechten’s Bridge”, and “VanVeghten’s Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Van Veghten House and Van Veghten Cemetery.
Van Veghten House
Museum
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Van Veghten House is a historic building in the Finderne section of Bridgewater Township, New Jersey. It was built around 1725 and served as the headquarters of Quartermaster General Nathanael Greene during the second Middlebrook encampment in the American Revolutionary War. Van Veghten House is situated 1,600 feet northwest of Van Veghten’s Bridge.
Van Veghten Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Van Veghten Cemetery is situated 1,800 feet east of Van Veghten’s Bridge.
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset
Hospital
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset, located in Somerville, New Jersey, is a nationally accredited, 355-bed regional medical center providing a variety of comprehensive emergency, medical/surgical and rehabilitative services to Central New Jersey residents. Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset is situated 1 mile northwest of Van Veghten’s Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Manville and Zarephath.
Manville
Photo: Ekem, Public domain.
Manville is a town in Somerset County, New Jersey. with a small city feel. It is home to many shops and restaurants. It was once an industrial town with a major Johns Manville factory.
Zarephath
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ), CC BY 2.5.
Zarephath is an unincorporated community and census-designated place and located in Franklin Township, in Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, about 15 mi north of Princeton.
Somerville
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Somerville is a borough in and the county seat of Somerset County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough is located in the heart of the Raritan Valley region within the New York Metropolitan Area, located about 33 miles from Manhattan and 20 miles from Staten Island.
Van Veghten’s Bridge
- Categories: road bridge and transportation
- Location: Bridgewater Township, Somerset County, Skylands, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.55472° or 40° 33′ 17″ northLongitude
-74.58343° or 74° 35′ 0″ westOpen location code
87G7HC38+VJOpenStreetMap ID
way 1004345804OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q7913724
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In Other Languages
“Van Veghten’s Bridge” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Van Veghten’s Bridge”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Reading Cinemas Manville 12-Plex and 10 Finderne Avenue Solar, LLC.
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