High Bridge, New Jersey
High Bridge is a borough of 3,580 people in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, founded in March 29, 1871.
Why visit High Bridge
Townapedia lists 11 museums and landmarks, 6 parks and trails, 9 places to eat and 6 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Glen Gardner Pony Pratt Truss Bridge, Hoffman's Crossing Road Bridge, Bray-Hoffman House and Christoffel Vought Farmstead.
Weather in High Bridge
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About High Bridge
High Bridge is a borough in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 3,546, a decrease of 102 (−2.8%) from the 2010 census count of 3,648, which in turn reflected a decline of 128 (−3.4%) from the 3,776 counted in the 2000 census.
From the Wikipedia article High Bridge, New Jersey (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do6
Glen Gardner Pony Pratt Truss Bridge
Bridge · National Register of Historic Places · 3.5 mi
Historic bridge in Glen Gardner, New Jersey
Hoffman's Crossing Road Bridge
Bridge · 3.0 mi
Historic bridge in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Ken Lockwood Gorge Bridge
Bridge · 2.1 mi
Historic bridge in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Main Street Bridge
Bridge · 2.6 mi
Historic bridge in Clinton, New Jersey
Museums and landmarks11
Bray-Hoffman House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.8 mi
Historic house in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Christoffel Vought Farmstead
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.9 mi
Building in New Jersey, United States
Clinton Historic District
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.5 mi
Historic district in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Dunham's Mill
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.6 mi
Historic building in Clinton, New Jersey
M. C. Mulligan & Sons Quarry
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.6 mi
Historic district in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Music Hall
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.8 mi
Former theater and movie theater in Clinton, New Jersey
Old Grandin Library
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.5 mi
Historic building in Clinton, New Jersey
Red Mill
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.6 mi
Historic mill in Clinton, New Jersey
Red Mill Museum Village
Museum · 2.6 mi
Open-air museum in Clinton, New Jersey
Parks, trails and playgrounds6
Spruce Run Recreation Area
Park · 2.6 mi
State park in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Restaurants and cafes9
Gronsky's Milk House
Ice cream · 0.9 mi
125 West Main Street, High Bridge
07:00-20:00 "ice cream" || Mo-Fr 07:00-14:00 "restaurant" || Sa-Su...
History
High Bridge was originally incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 29, 1871, from portions of Clinton Township and Lebanon Township. On February 19, 1898, the borough of High Bridge was incorporated from portions of the township, with the remainder returned to Clinton and Lebanon Townships five days later.
The borough is located on the South Branch of the Raritan River in the north central part of Hunterdon County. Water from the South Branch was a valuable power source for one of the first ironworks in the United States, established in the 1740s by William Allen and Joseph Turner of Philadelphia. Allen was the mayor of Philadelphia, a Chief Justice of Pennsylvania, and a prominent landowner in New Jersey. In 1859, the Central Railroad of New Jersey began a five-year construction project of a 112-foot-high (34 m), 1,300-foot-long (400 m) bridge across the river from which structure the locality ultimately took its name.
From the History section of High Bridge, New Jersey on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship4
High Bridge Reformed Church
Church · National Register of Historic Places
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries22
Edna Mahan Correctional Facility For Women
School · 3.6 mi
30 County Rte 513, Clinton
Map of High Bridge
61 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Hunterdon County has had 19 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for hurricanes.
- 2021-09-05: Remnants Of Hurricane Ida (Hurricane)
- 2021-09-02: Remnants Of Hurricane Ida (Hurricane)
- 2020-03-25: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2016-03-14: Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm (Severe Storm)
- 2012-10-30: Hurricane Sandy (Hurricane)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Central Jersey Regional Airport (JVI) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 19 miles away.
- Annandale 2 mi south, about 3 min by car
- Clinton 3 mi southwest, about 4 min by car
- Glen Gardner 3 mi northwest, about 5 min by car
- Hampton 5 mi northwest, about 8 min by car
- Brass Castle 10 mi northwest, about 15 min by car
- Beattystown 11 mi north, about 17 min by car
- Flemington 11 mi south, about 18 min by car
- Oxford 11 mi northwest, about 17 min by car
- Hackettstown 13 mi north, about 21 min by car
- Bradley Gardens 14 mi southeast, about 22 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Reformed Church, High Bridge, NJ, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- MUSIC HALL, CLINTON, HUNTERDON COUNTY, NJ, Jerrye & Roy Klotz, MD, CC BY-SA 3.0
- OLD GRANDIN LIBRARY, JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Christopher Vought House, Annandale, NJ, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Crusher and Screen House, Clinton, NJ, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bray-Hoffman House, Clinton Township, NJ, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 56 Main Street, Clinton, NJ, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dunham's Mill, Clinton, NJ, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hunterdon Art Museum and Duckworth Building, Clinton, NJ, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Spruce Run Recreation Area, Beach Area, NJ, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ken Lockwood Gorge Bridge, NJ - looking northwest, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Red Mill Museum Village, Clinton, NJ - looking north, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Spruce Run Evangelical Lutheran Zion Church, Spruce Run, NJ, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hoffman's Crossing Road Bridge, Hoffmans, NJ, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Main Street Bridge, Clinton, NJ, Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
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