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Dock Bridge
Amtrak Dock Vertical Lift bridge.
Dock Bridge is located in New York City
Dock Bridge
Dock Bridge
LocationPassaic River
Newark - Harrison
New Jersey
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1935
ArchitectWaddell & Hardesty; Waddell,Dr.J.A.L.
Architectural styleThrough-Truss Lift Bridge
NRHP reference No.80002484[1]
NJRHP No.1227[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 3, 1980
Designated NJRHPJuly 21, 1979

Dock Bridge is a pair of vertical lift bridges crossing the Passaic River at Newark and Harrison, New Jersey used exclusively for railroad traffic. It is the 7th crossing from the river's mouth at Newark Bay and is 5.0 miles (8.0 km) upstream from it.[4] Also known as the Amtrak Dock Vertical Lift, it carries Amtrak, New Jersey Transit, and Port Authority Trans Hudson trains. It is listed on the state and federal registers of historic places.

History

Looking west along the Passaic River

The bridge was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) for its main line. The west span carries three tracks and was built in 1935, concurrently with Newark Penn Station. The length of the lift span is 230 feet (70 m), which was the longest in the world at the time of construction.[5] The eastern span was built in 1937 in when the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad (H&M, later called PATH) shifted its rapid transit trains from the Centre Street Bridge to the access the newly built station[6] With the opening of the eastern span, the PRR closed Manhattan Transfer station in the Kearny Meadows, where previously steam and electrical trains where changed and passengers heading east could transfer to trains terminating at New York Penn Station or Exchange Place on the PRR, or to Hudson Terminal on the H&M.[6]

Current operation

The west span carries three tracks for the Northeast Corridor (NEC). The east structure carries two PATH tracks and one additional Amtrak/NJ Transit track.

The lower 17 miles (27 km) downstream of the 90-mile (140 km) long Passaic River below the Dundee Dam is tidally influenced and navigable.[4] The bridge has a vertical clearance of 35 feet (11 m) (mean high water).[7] It is infrequently lifted and has not received a request for a river traffic opening since 2004,[7] In 2011 regulations were changed so that it need not be open on demand (as it previously had[8]) but with a 24-hour notice.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Essex County" (PDF). NJ DEP - Historic Preservation Office. 2011-09-06. p. 12.
  3. ^ a b [Federal Register (Vol. 76, No. 204) October 21, 2011 Rules and Regulations http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-10-21/pdf/2011-26549.pdf]
  4. ^ a b "Lower Passaic River Restoration Project Commerical Navigation Analysis" (PDF). United States Army Corps of Engineers. July 2, 2010. Retrieved 2012-03-19.
  5. ^ "Newark Dedicates Its New Terminal; New Bridge Also Ready". New York Times. 1935-03-24.
  6. ^ a b "New Station Open for Hudson Tubes". New York Times. 1937-06-20. p. 1.
  7. ^ a b U.S. Coast Guard, New York, NY (2009-05-28). "Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Passaic River, Harrison, NJ, Maintenance. Notice of temporary deviation from regulations." Federal Register, 74 FR 25448.
  8. ^ http://cfr.vlex.com/vid/117-passaic-river-19757052

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