Dock Bridge

Dock Bridge
Amtrak Dock Vertical Lift bridge.
Dock Bridge is located in Hudson County, New Jersey
Dock Bridge
Dock Bridge
Dock Bridge is located in New Jersey
Dock Bridge
Dock Bridge
Dock Bridge is located in the United States
Dock Bridge
Dock Bridge
LocationPassaic River
Newark - Harrison
New Jersey
Coordinates40°44′9″N 74°9′43″W / 40.73583°N 74.16194°W / 40.73583; -74.16194
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1935
ArchitectWaddell & Hardesty; Waddell, Dr.J.A.L.
Architectural styleThrough-Truss Lift Bridge
NRHP reference No.80002484[1]
NJRHP No.1227[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 3, 1980
Designated NJRHPJuly 21, 1979
Dock Bridge
Coordinates40°44′09″N 74°09′43″W / 40.7358°N 74.1619°W / 40.7358; -74.1619
CarriesAmtrak, NJ Transit (West span)
and PATH and Amtrak/NJ Transit (East span)
CrossesPassaic River
Characteristics
Designpair of through-truss
vertical lift bridges
Clearance below24 ft (7.32 m) (closed)
135 ft (41.15 m) (open)
Rail characteristics
No. of tracks3 (West span),
3 (East span)
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Structure gaugeAAR
Location
Map

Dock Bridge is a pair of vertical lift bridges crossing the Passaic River at Newark, Essex County and Harrison, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, used exclusively for railroad traffic. It is the seventh crossing from the river's mouth at Newark Bay and is 5.0 miles (8.0 km) upstream from it.[3] Also known as the Amtrak Dock Vertical Lift, it carries Amtrak, NJ Transit, and PATH trains. It is listed on the state and federal registers of historic places.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Essex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 6, 2011. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 9, 2017.
  3. ^ "Lower Passaic River Restoration Project Commercial Navigation Analysis" (PDF). United States Army Corps of Engineers. July 2, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2012.