Newark Bay Railroad Bridge | |
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 The Central Railroad of New Jersey Newark Bay Bridge with its lifts raised (one of which had already been destroyed by collision); it was demolished in the 1980s | |
| Coordinates | 40°39′16″N 74°09′00″W / 40.65444°N 74.15000°W |
| Carries | Central Railroad of New Jersey |
| Crosses | Newark Bay |
| Locale | New Jersey |
| Official name | Newark Bay Railroad Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Vertical lift bridge, through Parker truss[1] |
| Total length | 2 miles (3.2 km) |
| Width | 4 tracks |
| Longest span | 299 feet (91 m)[1] |
| Clearance above | 135 feet (41 m)[1] |
| History | |
| Designer | Waddell & Son |
| Opened | 1926 |
| Closed | 1980–1988 |
| Replaces | 1904 Newark Bay Railroad Bridge (bascule) |
| Location | |
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Newark Bay Railroad Bridge (1904) | |
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 The second bridge, under construction, above the existing railroad trestle. (1904) | |
| Coordinates | 40°39′16″N 74°09′00″W / 40.6545°N 74.15°W |
| Carries | Central Railroad of New Jersey Philadelphia & Reading Railroad |
| Crosses | Newark Bay |
| Locale | New Jersey |
| Official name | Newark Bay Railroad Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Scherzer rolling lift bascule bridge |
| Total length | 2 miles (3.2 km) |
| Width | 2 tracks |
| Longest span | 120 feet (37 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1904 |
| Replaces | 1887 Newark Bay Railroad Bridge (swing-bridge) |
| Replaced by | 1926 Newark Bay Railroad Bridge (vertical-lift) |
Newark Bay Railroad Bridge (1887) | |
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.jpg) Newark-area map of New Jersey railroads (1887) | |
| Coordinates | 40°39′16″N 74°09′00″W / 40.6545°N 74.15°W |
| Crosses | Newark Bay |
| Locale | New Jersey |
| Official name | Newark Bay Railroad Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Swing bridge |
| Total length | 2 miles (3.2 km) |
| Width | 2 tracks |
| History | |
| Opened | 1887 |
| Replaced by | 1904 Newark Bay Railroad Bridge (bascule) |
The Newark Bay Bridge of the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ) was a railroad bridge in New Jersey that connected Elizabethport and Bayonne at the southern end of Newark Bay. Its third and final incarnation was a four-track vertical-lift design that opened in 1926, replacing a bascule bridge from 1904 which superseded the original swing bridge from 1887. The bridge served the main line of the CNJ, carrying daily interstate trains as well as commuter trains.[2][3][4]
- ^ a b c Baugn, James (2009). "Newark Bay Lift Bridge". Retrieved April 20, 2009.
- ^ Bianculli, Anthony J. (2008). Iron Rails in the Garden State: Tales of New Jersey Railroading. Indiana University Press. pp. 106–107. ISBN 978-0-253-35174-6.
- ^ Conway, Neal J. "Jersey Central: Newark Bay Bridge". Retrieved April 18, 2009.
- ^ "NEWARK BAY BRIDGE APPROVED BY WEEKS; Central Railroad Wins Fight to Build a New Span Instead of Constructing a Tunnel. RULES IT IS NO OBSTRUCTION Secretary's Decision Is Believed to Be Final, as Move to Repeal Franchise Has Failed. Effect on other Bridges" (PDF). The New York Times. December 31, 1922.