Raritan Bay Drawbridge
Raritan Bay Drawbridge | |
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New Jersey Transit | |
| ID number | NJT 400 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Swing bridge |
| Longest span | 331 feet (101 m)[1] |
| No. of spans | 30[1] |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Pennsylvania Steel Company McCullen and McDermott[2] |
| Construction end | 1908[1] |
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The Raritan Bay Drawbridge, also known as River-Draw, Raritan Bay Swing Bridge, and Raritan River Railroad Bridge, is a railroad swing bridge crossing the Raritan River 0.5 miles (0.8 km) from where it empties into the Raritan Bay in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. It connects Perth Amboy to the north and South Amboy to the south.[3]
History
The bridge was built in 1908 to replace one that had been built at the crossing in 1875 to serve the
Operations
The bridge is used by
Replacement
The bridge was scheduled to be replaced after suffering structural damage from Hurricane Sandy in 2012.[5] The bridge was overwashed by the storm surge, struck by two tugboats, and had to be realigned before low-speed service could resume a month later. A $446 million federal grant, announced in 2014, will fund construction of a new bridge while trains continue using the existing bridge.[6][7] A groundbreaking ceremony was held September 15, 2020, with completion projected for 2026.[8]
See also
- List of crossings of the Raritan River
- NJT movable bridges
References
- ^ a b c d "New Raritan Bridge Opens for Travel" (PDF). The New York Times. April 22, 1908. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
- ^ a b "Dynamiters Wreck New Railway Bridge" (PDF). The New York Times. March 26, 1908. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
- ^ a b "§ 117.747 Raritan River". US Code of Regulations. July 1, 2011. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
§ 117.747 Raritan River. (a) The draw of New Jersey Transit Rail Operations Railroad Bridge at mile 0.5 shall open on signal; except that, from 6 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, except holidays, the bridge need not open. (b) The bridge owner shall provide and keep in good legible condition two clearance gauges with figures not less than 12 inches high designed, installed and maintained according to the provisions of § 118.160 of this chapter. (c) Trains and locomotives shall be controlled so that any delay in opening the draw span shall not exceed ten minutes. However, if a train moving toward the bridge has crossed the home signal for the bridge before the signal requesting opening of the bridge is given, the train may continue across the bridge and must clear the bridge interlocks before the bridge may be opened.
- ^ "Railroad Crash as Storm Abates" (PDF). The New York Times. January 6, 1914. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
- ^ "Raritan River Bridge Replacement Project" (PDF). Federal Transit Administration and New Jersey Transit Corporation. June 2017. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
- ^ Higgs, Larry (September 19, 2014). "NJ Transit Raritan River bridge is Sandy's latest casualty". NJ Advance Media. Retrieved 2015-03-05.
- The North Jersey Record. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
- ^ Andrews, Phil (September 15, 2020). "Murphy, NJ Transit Break Ground At Raritan River Bridge Site". New Jersey News Network. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
External links
- Photograph of Raritan Bay Drawbridge from RailPictures.net
- Photograph of Raritan Bay Drawbridge from RailPictures.net
- Photograph of Raritan Bay Drawbridge from RailPictures.net
- Video of towboat and barge transiting the Raritan River Railroad Bridge (pilothouse perspective)
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