Edison Bridge (New Jersey)

Edison Bridge
Edison Bridge
	The Driscoll Bridge (left) Vieser bridge(middle) and the Edison Bridge (right).
Coordinates	40°30′32″N 74°18′02″W / 40.50889°N 74.30056°W
Carries	6 lanes of US 9
Crosses	Raritan River
Locale	Woodbridge, New Jersey and Sayreville, New Jersey
Official name	Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Bridge
Other name(s)	Ellis S. Vieser Memorial Bridge
Maintained by	NJDOT
Characteristics
Design	Girder
Total length	4,391 feet (1,338 m)
No. of spans	29
History
Construction start	September 26, 1938
Opened	October 11, 1940
Inaugurated	December 14, 1940
Location

The Edison Bridge (officially the Thomas Alva Edison Memorial Bridge) and the Vieser bridge (officially the Ellis S. Vieser Memorial Bridge) are a pair of bridges that carry U.S. Route 9 in the state of New Jersey, spanning the Raritan River near its mouth in Raritan Bay. The bridge, which connects Woodbridge on the north with Sayreville on the south, was opened to weekend traffic starting on October 11, 1940, and was opened permanently on November 15, 1940.^[1] As of 2003, the bridge carries more than 82,000 vehicles daily and is owned and operated by the New Jersey Department of Transportation. It also runs directly parallel to the Driscoll Bridge, which carries the Garden State Parkway.

^ "Jersey Dedicates The Edison Bridge; Inventor's Widow Cuts Ribbon on $4,696,000 Span Over the Raritan River Structure a Defense Aid Erected to Ease Congestion-- Governor and Governor-Elect Attend Ceremony". The New York Times. December 15, 1940. p. 46. Retrieved 2014-01-07.

[NYT-1] "Jersey Dedicates The Edison Bridge; Inventor's Widow Cuts Ribbon on $4,696,000 Span Over the Raritan River Structure a Defense Aid Erected to Ease Congestion-- Governor and Governor-Elect Attend Ceremony". The New York Times. December 15, 1940. p. 46. Retrieved 2014-01-07.

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