Sawtooth Bridges

Sawtooth Bridges
Looking west towards Newark
Coordinates40°44′38″N 74°7′30″W / 40.74389°N 74.12500°W / 40.74389; -74.12500
CarriesNortheast Corridor
CrossesNJ Transit, PATH, Conrail
LocaleNew Jersey Meadowlands
Kearny, New Jersey
Other name(s)Amtrak Bridge No. 7.80
Amtrak Bridge No. 7.96
OwnerAmtrak
Heritage statusPRR
Characteristics
DesignViaduct
Total length961 ft (293 m)
Rail characteristics
No. of tracks4 (2 on each bridge)[1]
History
Construction start1907
Inaugurated1910
Statistics
Daily traffic400+ Amtrak and NJ Transit trains[2]
Location
Map
References
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The Sawtooth Bridges are a pair of railroad bridges on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) known individually as Amtrak Bridge No. 7.80 and Amtrak Bridge No. 7.96. They are located in the Meadowlands in Kearny, New Jersey, between Newark Penn Station and Secaucus Junction at a stretch where the rights-of-way of Amtrak, NJ Transit, PATH, and Conrail converge and re-align. The name refers to their appearance and the numbers refer to the milepoint (MP) from New York Penn Station. Originally built by the Pennsylvania Railroad, they are now owned and operated by Amtrak. They are slated for replacement as part of the Gateway Program, an infrastructure-improvement program along the NEC.

  1. ^ a b "Amtrak Sawtooth Bridges Replacement Project". Federal Railroad Agency. March 4, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  2. ^ May, Tiana (November 21, 2023). "Amtrak begins procurement for Sawtooth Bridges replacement project". Railway-News.