Save the Victory Trail & Jacobs Creek Bridge

Mercer County refused to make this document available to the public. After two OPRA requests and several weeks later, the NJ Attorney General ordered the release be made at 5 PM on 10/30/09

• Summary of Historic Bridge Alternatives Analysis www.fileden.com/files/2009/11/2/2633985/OPRA%20Summary%20%26%20Key%20Points%20of%20Bridge%20Alternatives%20Analysis%20Summary%5B1%5D.pdf This is a summary of the Historic Bridge Alternatives Analysis. This was not included with the OPRA documents Posted at 5:26pm on Mon, Nov 02 2009

• Historic Bridge Alternative Analysis by Keller & Kirkpatrick www.fileden.com/files/2009/11/2/2633985/OPRA%20-%20Alternatives%20Analysis%5B1%5D.pdf This is the complete $90,000 analysis dated April 2009 Pages are in order, some plates referred to are at the end of report Posted at 5:38pm on Mon, Nov 02 2009

• Bridge Re-Evaluation Survey Report www.fileden.com/files/2009/11/2/2633985/OPRA%20Bridge%20Re-evaluation%20Survey%20Report%5B1%5D.pdf Report from Abbington Associates Inc. July 2003 Posted at 5:45pm on Mon, Nov 02 2009

• Hopewell Twp. Historic Preservation Plan Elements www.fileden.com/files/2009/11/2/2633985/Historic_Preservation_Plan_Element%5B1%5D.pdf This is part of the Hopewell Twp. Master Plan Adopted by the Planning Board on 12/9/2004 This plan was not considered by Keller & Kirkpatrick in the Historic Alternatives Bridge Analysis Posted at 5:50pm on Mon, Nov 02 2009

• Schematics For Proposed Bear Tavern Road Realignment www.hopewelltwp.org/Bear_Tavern_Overall.pdf Schematic Views of Mercer County Proposed Road Realignment to Accomodate Proposed Highway Span Posted at 10:30am on Sun, Oct 18 2009

• onsceneonline www.onsceneonline.com/ "The County Goofed on Supressing Report on Historic Jacobs Creek Bridge" Posted at 2:56pm on Mon, Oct 26 2009

• King Bridge Company Web Site www.kingbridgecompany.com/ King Bridge Company web site has a picture of the Jacobs Creek Bridge. Click on "Regions" then click on NY & NJ. Posted at 9:29am on Thu, Sep 24 2009

• Preservation New Jersey preservationnj.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/naitonally-significant-hopewell-township-landscape-threatened/ Preservation New Jersey Endorses Efforts to Save the Victory Trail & Jacobs Creek Bridge Posted at 8:02am on Thu, Oct 15 2009

• New Jersey State Library Archives www.njstatelib.org/NJ_Information/Digital_Collections/Revolution/NJRevolution.php This informative web site discusses the Revolutionary War. See link 22 regarding the Christmas Campaign of 1776. Posted at 7:40am on Sun, Oct 18 2009

• New Jersey Historical Maps mapmaker.rutgers.edu/MAPS.html Maps of New Jersey from as early as 1706 Posted at 9:53pm on Wed, Oct 21 2009

• Report to Congress on the Historic Preservation of Revolutionary War Sites www.nps.gov/history/hps/abpp/Rev1812_Final_Report.pdf This report reflects the results of the Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Historic Preservation Study. Posted at 11:51am on Thu, Nov 26 2009

• Hopewell Valley Historic Society www.hopewellvalleyhistory.org Support our unique history by joining the Hopewell Valley Historic Society. Posted at 9:43pm on Mon, Dec 14 2009