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.
Organization NameNew Brunswick Free Public Library
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