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POPULATION: 4,563 (2010 Census) Mayor Donald Scholl Clerk Judith A. Allen, RMC Agricultural Development Board Charles Fisher Animal Control Officer Nathaniel Barson Auditor William M. Colantano, Jr. Board of Adjustment Board of Health Building Subcode Official Phillip Izzo Construction Official Phillip Izzo Electrical Subcode Official Peter Buchanan Engineer C. Richard Roseberry, P.E. Environmental Commission Fire Chief William Powell Fire Department Sergeantsville Volunteer Fire Company Fire Marshal State of New Jersey Fire Subcode Official Phillip Izzo Municipal Court OEM Coordinator Edward Ziolkowski Open Space Coordinator James Borders Planning Board Plumbing Subcode Official John Hugo Borst Police Chief Edward Ziolkowski Police Department Delaware Township Police, PO Box 101, Sergeantsville, NJ Public Works Director Jay Trstensky Recreation Commission Chairperson Kristen Devlin Recycling Coordinator Kathleen Klink Registrar of Vital Statistics Judith A. Allen, RMC Rescue Squad Stockton Rescue Squad Road Department Supervisor Jay Trstensky Senior, Disabilities & Veterans Services Liasion Patricia Vanden Berghe Stockton Rescue Squad Captain Lisa Hendricks SWAC Coordinator Gloria Schellhorn Tax Assessor Michelle Trivigno, CTA Tax Collector Danene Gooding, CTC Utilities Authority Secretary Dianne Rankin Welfare Director County of Hunterdon, Division of Social Services, 6 Gauntt Place, Flemington, NJ 08822 Zoning Officer Robert Miller |
The Township of Delaware The Township of Delaware lies along the Delaware River forming the western boundary of the County. It was created from old Amwell Township in 1838. The Delaware and Raritan Canal has its origins near the settlement of Raven Rock. The sole remaining historic covered bridge (abutments constructed in 1750 - bridge built in 1872 - click for additional information) ) in New Jersey can be found crossing the Wickecheoke Creek between Sergeantsville and Rosemont. North of the Delaware the Township remains much as it looked in the 1700s. The rolling fields and picturesque barns belong to farms that have changed little in the last two hundred years. Delaware lies on the western border of the County and is bounded north and east by Raritan and East Amwell Townships, south by West Amwell Township, and northwest by Kingwood and Franklin Townships and west by the Borough of Stockton. Resting in the midst of serene farmland is the village of Sergeantsville. The Village was first settled by a Mr. Thatcher in 1700, and was later named for Charles Sergeant, a revolutionary soldier. A twenty-five year tradition in the town, is Sergeantsville's "Thanksgiving in the Country" house tour. This tour takes four or five different homes each year, that have historical, architectural or cultural qualities.
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Green Sergeants Covered Bridge Information:
Covered bridges (once numbering over 75 in New Jersey) have diminished, mainly due to fire and flood, until only one remains. (In recent years several new ones have been privately built.) Although the masonry abutments were built in 1750, the Green Sergeants Bridge was built in 1872 in accordance with the County Freeholders’ motion adopted September 16, 1872. Charles O. Holcombe was the designer and chief carpenter. He used a modified Queen Post truss construction.
In 1960 the bridge was condemned as unsafe for heavy traffic. It was dismantled and rebuilt in 1961 by Chapman & Son with the addition of steel girders and other steel reinforcing to strengthen the original bridge lumber. The covered bridge, with an 8-ton posted capacity, is used now for westbound traffic only. East bound traffic uses a newer, single lane, concrete deck bridge next to the rebuilt historic bridge. A 3’ stone parapet on each side blends in with the traditional aspect of the locale.
The bridge, as well as a mill and local school of yesterday, was named after Green Sergeant who resided nearby.
Clear Span: 73-1/2’
Width: 12’
Timber Deck Roadway: 82-1/2’
Height of Opening: 13’ Overhead Clearance: 12-1/2’
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