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The Ravine Bridge, restored
in the early 1970s, is the open bridge anchored by brick arches
behind today's Mabel Smith Douglass Library. This favorite landmark
was donated to the College by the Class of 1926.The Ravine Bridge
was designed by a New Brunswick architectural firm and erected
by a Highland Park construction company. It was completed in
1927. Its purpose was to span the ravine dividing the original
campus from the land given to the College by James Neilson in
that same year. The old "bouncer," as
it was called by those who first trod gingerly over its cable-supported
walkway, is now one of two bridges over the ravine -- a second,
covered bridge is part of the Arts Complex. Legend has it that if an NJC student received a kiss from a young
man on the bridge, she would be pinned, engaged or married to him
within a year. Also known as the Kissing Bridge, it is still a
scenic attraction and busy thoroughfare from Hickman Hall and the
Gibbons dorms to the center of campus. |
