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Amtrak - Bronx River Bridge

Bronx County, New York

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Amtrak - Bronx River Bridge

Bronx NY

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2013

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BH Photo #289700

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Overview
Warren through truss bridge over Bronx River on Amtrak RR
Location
New York City, Bronx County, New York
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1908
Builders
- Pennsylvania Steel Co. of Steelton, Pennsylvania
- Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois
Railroads
- Amtrak (AMTK)
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH)
- Northeast Corridor (NEC)
Design
Warren through truss bascule
Dimensions
Total length: 103.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.82998, -73.88371   (decimal degrees)
40°49'48" N, 73°53'01" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/594123/4520482 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Central Park
Inventory number
BH 62100 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Amtrak (445)
Bascule (1,027)
Bronx County, New York (90)
Bronx River (29)
Built 1908 (635)
Built during 1900s (6,467)
Have street view (23,736)
Movable (2,738)
Navigable waterway (2,066)
New York (3,417)
New York City, New York (287)
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (418)
 Northeast Corridor (150)
Open (37,179)
Owned by railroad (10,401)
Pennsylvania Steel Co. (136)
Railroad (13,775)
Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Co. (120)
Through truss (13,182)
Total length 100-125 feet (4,767)
Truss (29,882)
Warren through truss (1,501)
Warren truss (5,945)

Update Log 

  • June 30, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • March 20, 2015: Updated by Luke: Added photographs
  • March 20, 2015: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • July 30, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • July 29, 2014: New Street View added by Douglas Butler

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