Photos
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Detail View Of Speed Relay Breakers For Raising And Lowering 210' 9' Lift Span Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View Of Control Levers For Jaw Couplers And Clutch Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View Of Direct Drive Sterling 'Dolphin T' Model 4 Cylinder, Gasoline Tractor-Type Engine With Falkbibby Flexible Coupling Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View Of 210' 9' Lift Span Gearing Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View Of Voltage And Ampere Meters, Relay And Bus Bar In Oil Switch House Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View Of 210' 9' Lift Span Tower Sheaves And Bearings With Housing And Sheave Hoods Removed Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View Of Main Breakers And Up And Down Contactors For #6 Lift Span Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View Of Auxiliary Machinery For 210' 9' Lift Span Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View Of Auxiliary Machinery And Gearing For 210' 9' Lift Span Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View Of Floor System For 210' 9' Lift Span Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View Of Air Buffer Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View Of Close-Up Of 210' 9' Middle Section Truss Joint Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View Of Top Auxiliary Counterweight And Equalizer Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail End View Of Lift Span In Raised Position, View Of Centering Device And Air Buffer Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View Of Main And Auxiliary Counterweights For 299' Lift Spans Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Close-Up View Of Wind And Sway Bracing And Lattice Struts On 210' 9' Lift Span Locking Down Length Of Span Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View Of Rivited Roof And Interior Of Auxiliary Machinery Room For 210' 9' J.A.L. Waddell Span Drive Vertical Lift Bridge Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View Of Dc Motor Contactors For Raising And Lowering Bridge Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail Of Main Breakers And Up And Down Contactors For 210' 9' Lift Span Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View Of Ropes And Equalizer At Junction Of Large Counterweight Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View Of Control Levers For Jaw Couples And Clutch Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View Of Signal Interlock Contacts Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View Of Track And Signal Interlock Contacts Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View Of Transformer Bank Outside Oil Switch House (Main Feed Distribution Point) Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View Of Power Support Tower Located In Auxiliary Machinery Room Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Close-Up View Of Track And Signal Interlock Control Levers And Indicator Lights Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Interior View Of Drawtender's Shack Looking At Main Track And Signal Control Levers And Indicator Lights Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Aerial View From West To East Along Tracks With Bridge Open Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Aerial View Looking Southeast At A 30 Degree Angle To Bridge 30. 'Barrel Shot' Looking From East To West Along Track Line Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View Of Main Counterweights Amd Equalizers From Front Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail Side View Of Main Counterweights And Equalizers Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View Looking At Center Island And Oil Switch House (Main Power Feed Distribution Point) Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail Aerial View Looking Northeast At A 45 Degree Angle, Above 299' Span Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Close-Up Aerial View Of Middle Section Of 210' 9' Lift Span Truss Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail Aerial View Looking South At 210' 9' Lift Bridge Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail Aerial View Looking Northwest At 45 Degree Angle Showing Top View Of Both Draws Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail Aerial View Looking Southeast At 45 Degree Angle Showing Top View Of 210' 9' Lift Span Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail Aerial View Looking At 210' 9' Lift Span Tower Sheaves Showing 1 Set With And 1 Set Without Sheave Hoods Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Northeast View At 45 Degree Angle Of Both Draws Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Aerial View Looking Southeast At 45 Degree Angle Of Overall View Of Cnj Bridge Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Looking North At Both 216' And 135' Draw Openings Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View Looking North At 216' Draw Openings Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Detail View Looking South At Oil Switch House And Tender's Shack Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Close-Up View Of Drawtender's House And Center Island After Burning By Vandals Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Looking South With Vessel Sealand Galloway In Foreground Showing Navigational Problem Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Aerial View Looking South And Showing Sealand Galloway Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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View Looking Northwest With Sealand Galloway Photograph 49 Enlarged Print From 2 1/4' By 3' Negative Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Photocopy Of Photograph, Aerial Photograph Showing View Of Cnj Bridge Prior To Development Of Port Elizabeth Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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General Layout Of Bridge Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
Facts
- Overview
- Lost vertical lift bridge over Newark Bay on the Central Railroad of New Jersey
- Location
- Essex County, New Jersey
- Status
- Lost
- History
- Built 1924-25; demolished 1980
- Builder
- - J.A.L. Waddell
- Design
- Parker through truss
- Inventory number
- BH 36971 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Sources
- HAER NJ-37 - Central Railroad of New Jersey, Newark Bay Lift Bridge, Spanning Newark Bay, Newark, Essex County, NJ
- James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com