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.

[1] The bridge carries four lanes of Somerset County Route 533 across the river and the flood plain.

In Manville the roadway is called North Main Street.

Col. John Graves Simcoe led a group of the Queen's Rangers and destroyed eighteen boats on the Raritan River at this site that were intended for use by the American General George Washington.

[5] The current bridge was first built in 1896 using stone arches and a Pratt through truss for the main span.

Van Veghten's Bridge, 1934 commemorative plaque