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[Albany Street Bridge and Boat House]. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3W958N0
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[Albany Street Bridge and Boat House]. New Brunswick Free Public Library. RUcore: https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3W958N0

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Title[Albany Street Bridge and Boat House]
NameNew Brunswick Free Public Library
SubjectTransportation, Bridges, New Brunswick (N.J.)
DescriptionIllustrated colored postcard of the Albany Street Toll Bridge and Rutgers Boathouse.

First built in 1795 as a privately owned wooden toll bridge.Middlesex County made it toll free on July 3, 1875. Today's Albany Street Bridge was constructed in 1892 and had a widening in 1925. It became part of the transcontinental route of the Lincoln Highway in 1914.

In 1864, rowing became the first organized sport at Rutgers. Six mile races were held on the Raritan River among six-oared boats. In 1870, Rutgers held its first intercollegiate competition, against the Lawrence Scientific School of Harvard, the then top-ranked amateur crew of the time. In 1876, a new floating boathouse was built for the team adjacent the Albany Street Bridge in New Brunswick, but was washed during a flood in 1882.
Genrepostcards, photographs
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3W958N0
CollectionPostcards
Organization NameNew Brunswick Free Public Library
RightsThis resource may be copyright protected. You may make use of this resource, with proper attribution, for educational and other non-commercial uses only. Contact the contributing organization to obtain permission for reproduction, publication, and commercial use.