Pelham Bay Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 40°51′48″N 73°49′04″W / 40.8634°N 73.8179°W[1] |
Crosses | Hutchinson River |
Locale | The Bronx, New York |
Official name | Pelham Bay Bridge |
Maintained by | Amtrak |
Characteristics | |
Design | Bascule bridge, Warren truss |
Material | Concrete, Steel |
Longest span | 81.7 feet (24.9 m)[1][2] |
History | |
Designer | Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Co., Chicago, Illinois[1] |
Opened | 1907[3] |
Location | |
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.