CR - Newark Avenue Overpass

Photos 

Newark Bay Extension

Photo taken by Adam Elmquist

View this photo at panoramio.com

BH Photo #257626

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Newark Avenue on Conrail

Location

Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey

Status

Derelict/abandoned

History

Built by Penn Central to conect NYC and PRR at Waldo; Abandoned 1983

Railroads

- Conrail (CR)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)

Design

Pony plate girder

Also called

PC - Newark Avenue Overpass

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.72690, -74.05356   (decimal degrees)
40°43'37" N, 74°03'13" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/579925/4508871 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Jersey City

Inventory number

BH 56812 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• June 27, 2013: Added by Dave King

Sources 

• Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com

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