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Amtrak - Hutchinson River Bridge

Bronx County, New York

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Amtrak (Pelham) - Hutchinson River Bridge

Bridge about to open for boat traffic

Photo taken by Douglas Butler

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BH Photo #285031

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Overview
Warren through truss bridge over Hutchinson River on Amtrak RR
Location
New York City, Bronx County, New York
Status
Open to traffic
History
Buit 1908
Builder
- Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois
Railroads
- Amtrak (AMTK)
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH)
- Northeast Corridor (NEC)
Design
Bascule
Dimensions
Total length: 81.0 ft.
Also called
Pelham Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.86344, -73.81781   (decimal degrees)
40°51'48" N, 73°49'04" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/599630/4524270 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Flushing
Inventory number
BH 61279 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Amtrak (445)
Bascule (1,030)
Bronx County, New York (90)
Built 1908 (639)
Built during 1900s (6,501)
HAER documented (1,100)
Have street view (24,046)
Movable (2,756)
Navigable waterway (2,074)
New York (3,473)
New York City, New York (287)
 New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (418)
Northeast Corridor (150)
Open (37,448)
Owned by railroad (10,481)
Railroad (13,849)
Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Co. (120)
Through truss (13,227)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,150)
Truss (29,966)
Warren through truss (1,507)
Warren truss (5,960)

Update Log 

  • July 26, 2016: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • December 12, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • October 25, 2014: Photo imported by Ian Martin
  • June 26, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • June 9, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler

Sources 

  • Douglas Butler
  • HAER NY-121 - Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between New Jersey/New York & New York/Connecticut State Lines, New York, New York County, NY
  • Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth

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