Located at the head of navigation of the South River, Old Bridge was at the junction of several trade routes.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 29, 1977, for its significance in art, education, and industry.

[5] The artist James Crawford Thom lived at an Italianate style house at 10 Kossman Street from c. 1870 to his death in 1898.

The Old Bridge Baptist Church at 21 Kossman Street was built in 1844 and features a gothic arched double door entrance.

[13] General Obadiah Herbert (1775–1856), businessman and entrepreneur, lived at 146 Main Street, starting in 1810.

[5] His son, Jacob V. W. Herbert (1812–1899), was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly representing Monmouth County in 1855.