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Viewing Album:  Movable Railroad Bridges of New Jersey
 
By:Kevin Wong
Dates:6/14/2007 - 6/14/2008
Album Info:A catalog of existing active draw, lift and swing railroad bridges in New Jersey, with historical info and background. For further reference, refer to Gerald Oliveto's page (http://www.geocities.com/transit383/bridges.html) or "The Bridges of New Jersey: Portraits of Garden State Crossings" by Steven Richman (New Brunswick: Rutgers, 2005).
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Conrail "Hack" Lift Bridge
Title:  Conrail "Hack" Lift Bridge
Description:  Crosses the Hackensack River in Jersey City and carries CSAO line. NJ Route 7 (Wittpenn Bridge) at left.
Photo Date:  6/14/2007  Upload Date: 6/14/2007 3:20:40 PM
Location:  Jersey City, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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HX Draw
Title:  HX Draw
Description:  NJ Transit Bergen Line crossing over Hackensack River. Bascule bridge originally for Erie Main Line built 1911.
Photo Date:  6/14/2007  Upload Date: 6/14/2007 3:21:05 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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Lower Hack Lift
Title:  Lower Hack Lift
Description:  Massive 3-track lift span built in 1928 by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad under the direction of J.A.L. Waddell. Carries the NJT Morristown, Gladstone, Montclair-Boonton, North Jersey Coast and Raritan Valley lines (Waterfront Connection) over the Hackensack River.
Photo Date:  6/14/2007  Upload Date: 6/14/2007 3:35:05 PM
Location:  Jersey City, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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Newark Bay Bridge
Title:  Newark Bay Bridge
Description:  Conrail (ex-LV) lift bridge in right foreground, Newark Bay Bridge (NJ Turnpike Bridge, opened April 4, 1956), at left
Photo Date:  6/14/2007  Upload Date: 6/14/2007 3:35:56 PM
Location:  Bayonne, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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Portal Bridge
Title:  Portal Bridge
Description:  On the Amtrak Northeast Corridor, swing span opened in 1910 by the PRR to access New York Penn Station
Photo Date:  6/14/2007  Upload Date: 6/14/2007 3:36:32 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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HX Draw and Upper Hack Lift
Title:  HX Draw and Upper Hack Lift
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Photo Date:  8/30/2007  Upload Date: 8/30/2007 11:45:01 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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Views:  359   Comments: 0
Lyndhurst Draw
Title:  Lyndhurst Draw
Description:  NJ Transit Main Line over the Passaic River (ex-DLW Boonton Line swing span), built 1901.
Photo Date:  8/30/2007  Upload Date: 8/30/2007 11:39:21 PM
Location:  Lyndhurst, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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Dock Lift Bridge
Title:  Dock Lift Bridge
Description:  Carries Amtrak Northeast Corridor and PATH over Passaic River east of Newark Penn Station. Built in 1935-37 by PRR along with Newark Penn Station.
Photo Date:  9/22/2007  Upload Date: 9/22/2007 8:47:02 PM
Location:  Newark, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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Views:  555   Comments: 0
Brielle Draw
Title:  Brielle Draw
Description:  NJ Transit North Jersey Coast Line
Photo Date:  2/7/2008  Upload Date: 2/7/2008 11:56:02 PM
Location:  Brielle, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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Views:  1004   Comments: 0
Shark River Draw
Title:  Shark River Draw
Description:  NJ Transit North Jersey Coast Line
Photo Date:  2/7/2008  Upload Date: 2/7/2008 11:57:28 PM
Location:  Belmar, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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PATH "Hack" (Hackensack River) Lift Bridge
Title:  PATH "Hack" (Hackensack River) Lift Bridge
Description:  Built by the PRR circa 1910 to serve the Exchange Place terminal in downtown Jersey City, now on PATH's Newark-WTC route. Seen from Lower Hack Lift on NJT Morristown Line.
Photo Date:  4/10/2008  Upload Date: 4/10/2008 10:06:14 PM
Location:  Jersey City, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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Upper Hack Lift
Title:  Upper Hack Lift
Description:  NJ Transit Main Line at Hackensack River. Built 1958-59 by Delaware Lackawanna and Western for the Boonton Line and replaced an older swing span, realigned to served Erie Main Line in 1963.
Photo Date:  4/10/2008  Upload Date: 4/10/2008 10:10:33 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
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Views:  439   Comments: 0
Conrail South River Movable Bridge
Title:  Conrail South River Movable Bridge
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Photo Date:  4/20/2008  Upload Date: 4/20/2008 4:00:32 PM
Location:  South River, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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Views:  818   Comments: 0
Morgan Draw
Title:  Morgan Draw
Description:  Bascule bridge on NJ Transit North Jersey Coast Line crossing Cheesequake Creek.
Photo Date:  8/21/2008  Upload Date: 8/21/2008 8:08:57 PM
Location:  Old Bridge, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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Views:  392   Comments: 0
River Draw
Title:  River Draw
Description:  Swing span on NJ Transit North Jersey Coast Line crossing Raritan Bay.
Photo Date:  8/21/2008  Upload Date: 8/21/2008 8:09:12 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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HX Draw undergoing repainting
Title:  HX Draw undergoing repainting
Description:  New Giants Stadium under construction at left
Photo Date:  9/11/2008  Upload Date: 9/18/2008 6:20:16 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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Conrail Hack Lift Bridge in raised position
Title:  Conrail Hack Lift Bridge in raised position
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Photo Date:  12/25/2008  Upload Date: 12/25/2008 11:27:05 PM
Location:  Jersey City, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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Views:  327   Comments: 0
Conrail Hack Lift Bridge in raised position
Title:  Conrail Hack Lift Bridge in raised position
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Photo Date:  12/25/2008  Upload Date: 12/25/2008 11:27:16 PM
Location:  Jersey City, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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Views:  283   Comments: 0
Conrail Point-No-Point swing bridge
Title:  Conrail Point-No-Point swing bridge
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Photo Date:  2/12/2009  Upload Date: 2/12/2009 10:43:30 PM
Location:  Kearny, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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Views:  508   Comments: 0
Conrail (LV) Newark Bay Bridge raised position
Title:  Conrail (LV) Newark Bay Bridge raised position
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Photo Date:  3/21/2009  Upload Date: 3/21/2009 7:55:51 PM
Location:  Newark, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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Views:  379   Comments: 0
River Draw
Title:  River Draw
Description:  NJ Transit Coast Line crossing Raritan Bay.
Photo Date:  8/26/2010  Upload Date: 8/26/2010 5:49:31 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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Views:  233   Comments: 0
River Draw swing on NJ Transit Coast Line, Raritan Bay
Title:  River Draw swing on NJ Transit Coast Line, Raritan Bay
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Photo Date:  8/26/2010  Upload Date: 8/26/2010 5:49:47 PM
Location:  South Amboy, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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Views:  221   Comments: 0
Conrail (Lehigh Valley) Newark Bay Bridge
Title:  Conrail (Lehigh Valley) Newark Bay Bridge
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Photo Date:  1/31/2011  Upload Date: 1/31/2011 3:38:12 PM
Location:  Bayonne, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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Views:  267   Comments: 0
Conrail (Lehigh Valley) Newark Bay Bridge
Title:  Conrail (Lehigh Valley) Newark Bay Bridge
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Photo Date:  1/31/2011  Upload Date: 1/31/2011 3:38:52 PM
Location:  Newark, NJ
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Views:  441   Comments: 0
Conrail "Hack" Lift Bridge in raised position
Title:  Conrail "Hack" Lift Bridge in raised position
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Photo Date:  12/23/2012  Upload Date: 12/23/2012 8:14:49 PM
Location:  Jersey City, NJ
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Views:  257   Comments: 0
Lyndhurst Draw
Title:  Lyndhurst Draw
Description:  1901 swing bridge on Lackawanna Boonton Line, now NJ Transit Main Line.
Photo Date:  5/10/2014  Upload Date: 5/10/2014 5:39:24 PM
Location:  Lyndhurst, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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Views:  236   Comments: 0
Upper Hack Lift
Title:  Upper Hack Lift
Description:  Single-track lift bridge built by Lackawanna Railroad in 1959 on Boonton Line at Hackensack River, now on NJ Transit Main Line.
Photo Date:  5/10/2014  Upload Date: 5/10/2014 5:40:06 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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Views:  208   Comments: 0
Upper Hack Lift
Title:  Upper Hack Lift
Description:  Single-track lift bridge built by Lackawanna Railroad in 1959 on Boonton Line at Hackensack River, now on NJ Transit Main Line.
Photo Date:  5/10/2014  Upload Date: 5/10/2014 5:40:44 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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Views:  171   Comments: 0
Upper Hack Lift
Title:  Upper Hack Lift
Description:  Single-track lift bridge built by Lackawanna Railroad in 1959 on Boonton Line at Hackensack River, now on NJ Transit Main Line.
Photo Date:  5/10/2014  Upload Date: 5/10/2014 5:41:33 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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Views:  211   Comments: 0
Upper Hack Lift
Title:  Upper Hack Lift
Description:  Single-track lift bridge built by Lackawanna Railroad in 1959 on Boonton Line at Hackensack River, now on NJ Transit Main Line.
Photo Date:  5/10/2014  Upload Date: 5/10/2014 5:42:21 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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Views:  195   Comments: 0
Upper Hack Lift
Title:  Upper Hack Lift
Description:  Single-track lift bridge built by Lackawanna Railroad in 1959 on Boonton Line at Hackensack River, now on NJ Transit Main Line.
Photo Date:  5/10/2014  Upload Date: 5/10/2014 5:43:20 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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Views:  206   Comments: 0
Upper Hack Lift
Title:  Upper Hack Lift
Description:  Single-track lift bridge built by Lackawanna Railroad in 1959 on Boonton Line at Hackensack River, now on NJ Transit Main Line.
Photo Date:  5/10/2014  Upload Date: 5/10/2014 5:44:16 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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Views:  256   Comments: 0
Upper Hack Lift
Title:  Upper Hack Lift
Description:  Single-track lift bridge built by Lackawanna Railroad in 1959 on Boonton Line at Hackensack River, now on NJ Transit Main Line.
Photo Date:  5/10/2014  Upload Date: 5/10/2014 5:45:06 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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Views:  223   Comments: 0
Upper Hack Lift
Title:  Upper Hack Lift
Description:  Single-track lift bridge built by Lackawanna Railroad in 1959 on Boonton Line at Hackensack River, now on NJ Transit Main Line.
Photo Date:  5/10/2014  Upload Date: 5/10/2014 5:45:38 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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Views:  189   Comments: 0
Upper Hack Lift
Title:  Upper Hack Lift
Description:  Single-track lift bridge built by Lackawanna Railroad in 1959 on Boonton Line at Hackensack River, now on NJ Transit Main Line.
Photo Date:  5/10/2014  Upload Date: 5/10/2014 5:46:40 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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Views:  199   Comments: 0
Upper Hack Lift
Title:  Upper Hack Lift
Description:  Single-track lift bridge built by Lackawanna Railroad in 1959 on Boonton Line at Hackensack River, now on NJ Transit Main Line.
Photo Date:  5/10/2014  Upload Date: 5/10/2014 5:48:01 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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Views:  218   Comments: 0
HX Draw
Title:  HX Draw
Description:  Bascule bridge built 1911 by Erie Railroad for Main Line at Hackensack River, designed by Joseph Strauss.
Photo Date:  3/28/2015  Upload Date: 3/28/2015 11:39:34 PM
Location:  Secaucus, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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Views:  212   Comments: 0
Portal Bridge in open position
Title:  Portal Bridge in open position
Description:  Portal Bridge crosses the Hackensack River on the 2-track Amtrak corridor accessing New York Penn Station.
Photo Date:  3/22/2016  Upload Date: 3/22/2016 4:16:00 PM
Location:  Kearny, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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Views:  218   Comments: 0
Portal Bridge in open position
Title:  Portal Bridge in open position
Description:  Portal Bridge crosses the Hackensack River on the 2-track Amtrak corridor accessing New York Penn Station.
Photo Date:  3/22/2016  Upload Date: 3/22/2016 4:16:26 PM
Location:  Kearny, NJ
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Views:  239   Comments: 0
Portal Bridge in open position
Title:  Portal Bridge in open position
Description:  Portal Bridge crosses the Hackensack River on the 2-track Amtrak corridor accessing New York Penn Station.
Photo Date:  3/22/2016  Upload Date: 3/22/2016 4:17:03 PM
Location:  Kearny, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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Views:  222   Comments: 0
Portal Bridge in open position
Title:  Portal Bridge in open position
Description:  Portal Bridge crosses the Hackensack River on the 2-track Amtrak corridor accessing New York Penn Station.
Photo Date:  3/22/2016  Upload Date: 3/22/2016 4:25:33 PM
Location:  Kearny, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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Views:  218   Comments: 0
Conrail (Lehigh Valley) Newark Bay Bridge raised
Title:  Conrail (Lehigh Valley) Newark Bay Bridge raised
Description:  Built by LVRR, 1930.
Photo Date:  5/27/2017  Upload Date: 5/27/2017 5:52:07 PM
Location:  Bayonne, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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Views:  212   Comments: 0
PATH Hackensack River Lift Bridge in raised position
Title:  PATH Hackensack River Lift Bridge in raised position
Description:  Built by PRR ca. 1910 as part of its Main Line between Newark and Jersey City (Exchange Place).
Photo Date:  10/12/2017  Upload Date: 10/12/2017 4:33:07 PM
Location:  Jersey City, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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Views:  239   Comments: 0
PATH Hackensack River Lift Bridge in raised position
Title:  PATH Hackensack River Lift Bridge in raised position
Description:  Built by PRR ca. 1910 as part of its Main Line between Newark and Jersey City (Exchange Place).
Photo Date:  10/12/2017  Upload Date: 10/12/2017 4:33:40 PM
Location:  Jersey City, NJ
Author:  Kevin Wong
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