The Fairmount–Pottersville Road stone arch bridge over Hollow Brook is a historic bridge on the former alignment of the Fairmount–Pottersville Road in Tewksbury Township, New Jersey. The stone arch bridge crosses the Hollow Brook, a tributary of the Lamington River, and was built in the last quarter of the 19th century. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 21, 2026, for its significance in engineering. With accompanying 18 photos. It was listed as part of the Historic Bridges of Tewksbury Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Multiple Property Submission (MPS).
History and description According to the nomination form, the skewed, single-span stone arch bridge dates from 1875 to 1899. It was constructed using local granite and gneiss to carry the now abandoned Fairmount–Pottersville Road over the Hollow Brook in a rural section of Tewksbury Township. The Hollow Brook was once known as Upper Cold Brook. The bridge is about long, about wide, and has an 18° skew. The road and bridge were abandoned in 1930 and have not been used by vehicles since then. The bridge is located in the former Pottersville Reservoir area, now the Hollow Brook Preserve, owned by the Tewksbury Land Trust.
See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Hunterdon County, New Jersey List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
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