World Guide Covered Bridge (WGCB) numbers have been assigned by the National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges (NSPCB) are referenced for all listed bridges.  Assigned numbers are coded, such as NH-05-12 or VT-115-a.  The first two characters are the postal abbreviations for the state (formerly digits starting at 01 represented the state in alphabetical order).  The second two digits represents the county in alphabetical order starting at 01 for each state.  The third pair of characters represents the bridges place in the NSPCB tally of that county's bridges, starting at 01 for authentic truss type bridges or a letter for non authentic type bridges, an upper case letter for motor vehicle bridges, and a lower case letter for footbridges.

New Jersey - General information.  New Jersey once had over two dozen covered bridges.  However, today with the exception of Green Sergeant's Bridge, these quaint reminders of yesterday have vanished into history.

All of the State's counties except Bergen, Monmouth, Atlantic, and Morris had at least one covered bridge spanning a public highway.  Some of the more memorable are:

Crosswicks -  This bridge in Crosswicks (Burlington County) over the Crosswick Creek was near the scene of heavy fighting between British and Colonial Troops during June 1778, when the English were moving through New Jersey on their way to Sandy Hook.  The bridge built in 1833, was adorned with eagles and the United States Flag.

Dividing Creek -  Built in 1841 to cross  Diving Creek in Cumberland County, the bridge carried a warning that anyone traveling over it at a gait faster than a walk would be fined $10.00.  Cattle would often spend the night inside the bridge.

Stockton -  This bridge spanned the Delaware River and linking Stockton and Centre Bridge, Pennsylvania was first opened in 1814, and had to be rebuilt several times until being destroyed by fire in 1923.  When the Delaware was flooded in 1841, George B. Fell of Lambertville was on the bridge when it broke into two pieces.  Fell climbed on top of the bridge and was swept down the raging river.  He passed underneath two other bridges that collapsed seconds after he went by (New Hope and Yardleyville - now Yardley), before struggling ashore at Trenton - just as the debris of the other bridges came barreling past him.

Raritan Landing -  Located about one mile north of New Brunswick ) Middlesex County), this was the first covered bridge in New Jersey.  Built in 1772, it was partially destroyed by the retreating Continental Army in 1776 to slow the British pursuit of Washington's Troops.

South Branch - This bridge across the Raritan River was featured in a Ripley's "Believe It or Not" segment in 1941 that claimed it was over 200 years old.  In reality, the bridge wasn't erected until 1820.