Pelham Bay Bridge

Pelham Bay Bridge
Coordinates40°51′48″N 73°49′04″W / 40.8634°N 73.8179°W / 40.8634; -73.8179[1]
CrossesHutchinson River
LocaleThe Bronx, New York
Official namePelham Bay Bridge
Maintained byAmtrak
Characteristics
DesignBascule bridge, Warren truss
MaterialConcrete, Steel
Longest span81.7 feet (24.9 m)[1][2]
History
DesignerScherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Co., Chicago, Illinois[1]
Opened1907[3]
Location
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The Pelham Bay Bridge, also known as the Amtrak Hutchinson River Bridge, is a two-track movable railroad bridge that carries the Northeast Corridor (NEC) over the Hutchinson River in the Bronx, New York, upstream from the vehicular/pedestrian Pelham Bridge. It is owned by Amtrak, which provides passenger service, and is used by CSX Transportation and the Providence & Worcester Railroad for freight traffic.

  1. ^ a b c "Amtrak - Hutchinson River Bridge". bridgehunter.com. Retrieved April 11, 2017.
  2. ^ Wai-Fah Chen, Lian Duan (1999). Bridge Engineering Handbook. CRC Press. pp. 21–3. ISBN 0849374340.
  3. ^ "Pelham Bay Bridge Replacement". Washington, D.C.: Northeast Corridor Commission. Archived from the original on February 10, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2017.