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Amtrak - Portal Bridge

Hudson County, New Jersey

Photos 

Portal Bridge

Photo taken by Adam Elmquist

View this photo at panoramio.com

BH Photo #257886

Map 

Street View 

Description 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/new-jerseys-portal-br...

See also http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20170522/REAL_ESTATE/17...

Used by 200,000 passengers per day, according to Newark Star-Ledger. Clearance below deck: 23 feet.

Facts 

Overview
Through truss swing bridge over Hackensack River on Northeast Corridor (Amtrak)
Location
Kearny, Hudson County, New Jersey
Status
Open to traffic; owned by Amtrak, which also receives lease payments from New Jersey Transit
Future prospects
Targeted for replacement by Amtrak pending capital funding approval--see http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20170522/REAL_ESTATE/17...
History
Built 1905-1910
Builders
- Drake & Stratton Co. of New York City, New York & Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Substructure)
- Pennsylvania Steel Co. of Steelton, Pennsylvania (Superstructure)
Railroads
- Amtrak (AMTK)
- Commuter Rail
- New Jersey Transit (NJTR)
- Northeast Corridor (NEC)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
Design
Main span: Swing through truss. Six open-deck girder approach spans.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 300.0 ft.
Total length: 961.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.75350, -74.09508   (decimal degrees)
40°45'13" N, 74°05'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/576388/4511787 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Weehawken
Inventory number
BH 43963 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Amtrak (536)
Built 1910 (1,158)
Built during 1910s (9,632)
Commuter Rail (439)
County line crossing (533)
Deck girder (5,744)
Doomed (1,073)
Drake & Stratton Co. (7)
Girder (10,233)
Hackensack River (21)
Have street view (26,946)
Hudson County, New Jersey (105)
Kearny, New Jersey (23)
Movable (2,969)
Navigable waterway (2,152)
New Jersey (1,529)
 New Jersey Transit (153)
Northeast Corridor (155)
Open (39,882)
Owned by railroad (12,422)
Penn Central Railroad (1,348)
Pennsylvania Railroad (882)
Pennsylvania Steel Co. (155)
Plate girder (7,922)
Railroad (15,411)
Secaucus, New Jersey (4)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,196)
Swing (1,453)
Through truss (15,059)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,871)
Truss (32,780)

Update Log 

  • August 6, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • November 1, 2018: Updated by Andy Peters: adds detail on ownership and leaseholder; number of passengers per day; clearance below deck
  • July 19, 2018: Updated by Luke: Added builders
  • July 19, 2018: Updated by Andy Peters: adds Pennsylvania Railroad to name of builder; adds New Jersey Transit and commuter rail to categories; adds photos; adds link to Amtrak replacement project page; adds Kearny, N.J., to locations
  • June 6, 2017: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Updated replacement plans
  • December 1, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • January 26, 2015: New photo from Andy Peters
  • July 1, 2013: Photo imported by Dave King
  • January 30, 2010: Added by James Baughn

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