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AMTK - Rahway River Bridge

Union County, New Jersey

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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

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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)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- 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)

Categories 

A.C. Shard (1)
Amtrak (574)
Arch (12,650)
Built 1916 (727)
Built during 1910s (9,968)
Closed-spandrel arch (4,256)
Deck arch (11,887)
Have street view (28,880)
Keystone State Construction Co. (1)
New Jersey (1,692)
 Northeast Corridor (156)
Open (40,959)
Owned by federal government (1,287)
Penn Central Railroad (1,536)
Pennsylvania Railroad (1,022)
Rahway, New Jersey (8)
Railroad (16,447)
Span length 50-75 feet (10,415)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,471)
Union County, New Jersey (117)

Update Log 

  • December 31, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • July 5, 2021: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
  • March 9, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • December 14, 2016: Updated by Luke: Added image + builders
  • June 14, 2014: Added by Luke Harden

Sources 

  • Luke
  • Geoff Hubbs

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