Spuyten Duyvil Bridge | |
|---|---|
 Circle Line boat passing through bridge, 2014 | |
| Coordinates | 40°52′42″N 73°55′32″W / 40.87833°N 73.92556°W |
| Carries | Amtrak West Side Line/Empire Connection (1 track) |
| Crosses | Harlem River |
| Locale | Manhattan and the Bronx, New York City |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Railroad swing bridge |
| Total length | 610 feet (190 m)[1] |
| Longest span | 286 feet (87 m)[2] |
| Clearance below | 5 feet (1.5 m)[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 1900 |
| Location | |
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The Spuyten Duyvil Bridge is a railroad swing bridge that spans the Spuyten Duyvil Creek between Manhattan and the Bronx, in New York City. The bridge is located at the northern tip of Manhattan where the Spuyten Duyvil Creek meets the Hudson River, approximately 1,000 feet (300 m) to the west of the Henry Hudson Bridge.
The Spuyten Duyvil Bridge was built to carry two tracks but now carries only a single track on the eastern side of the span. It is part of the West Side Line, and is used by Amtrak trains traveling along the Empire Connection. The span is used by approximately 30 trains a day and is opened over 1,000 times per year, primarily during the summer months for Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises and recreational vessels.[2]
- ^ a b Gray, Christopher (March 6, 1988). "Spuyten Duyvil Swing Bridge; Restoring a Link In the City's Lifeline". The New York Times. Retrieved July 26, 2009.
- ^ a b Rolwood, Craig; Ostrovsky, Alex (2004). "Spuyten Duyvil Emergency Response to Navigation Strikes" (PDF). Conference Proceedings. American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association. Retrieved July 4, 2011.