Located in the Oak Ridge Reservoir, the "Ghost Bridge" is the last mark of a long lost village. When the reservoir is drained are we only able to see the bridge. In the late 1800's, the East Jersey Water Company acquired the land to flood it in order to supply Newark with clean water; company officials also had to buy water rights from the factories along the Pequannock. The homes in Oak Ridge and in nearby Wallace's Corners were linked by the Ghost Bridge to Paterson-Hamburg Turnpike, which facilitated trade and travel across New Jersey's Highlands. The bridge is crafted from stone blocks, spans three arches and sticks up about 20 feet above the Pequannock River.
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