Amtrak - Bronx River Bascules

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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

Map 

Street View 

• View #1

Facts 

Overview

Warren through truss bridge over Bronx River on Amtrak RR (6 tracks)

Location

New York City, Bronx County, New York

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1908; west of 3 bascules (NewYork Westchester & Boston) removed

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.

Also called

Bridge 3.40
Bridge #3.40
NYNH&H RR Bridge #3.40

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 

Update Log 

• October 28, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• October 23, 2019: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
• June 22, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• December 25, 2018: Updated by Gregory Grice: Added official bridge names & current photo.
• 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

Related Bridges 

• NH - Bronx River Temporary Bridge (Predecessor)

Sources 

• Douglas Butler
• Luke
• BridgesNYC - Info
• Gregory Grice - bl20gh114 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Geoff Hubbs

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