Amtrak - Rahway River Bridge

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Overview

Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Rahway River on Amtrak

Location

Rahway, Union County, New Jersey

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1916

Builders

- A.C. Shard (Engineer)
- Keystone State Construction Co. (Contractor)

Railroads

- Amtrak (AMTK)
- Northeast Corridor (NEC)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)

Design

Closed-spandrel arch

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 180.0 ft.
Deck width: 120.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.60914, -74.27366   (decimal degrees)
40°36'33" N, 74°16'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/561445/4495622 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Perth Amboy

Inventory number

BH 61352 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• December 14, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added image + builders
• June 14, 2014: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

• Luke

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