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Port Jervis Turntable
Photos
Erie 833 on the Turntable
Photo taken by Adam Elmquist
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs (CC BY-ND)
View this photo at panoramio.com
BH Photo #334724
Facts
- Overview
- Deck plate girder bridge on Railroad
- Location
- Port Jervis, Orange County, New York
- Status
- Preserved
- History
- Restored 1996
- Design
- Deck plate girder
- Dimensions
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Total length: 115.0 ft.
Deck width: 19.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +41.37649, -74.69444 (decimal degrees)
41°22'35" N, 74°41'40" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/525550/4580596 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Port Jervis North
- Inventory number
- BH 68823 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- May 1, 2018: Updated by Michael Kochler: corrected original build date
- August 10, 2015: Added by Dave King
Sources
- Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
- Michael Kochler
- Erie Turntable - Port Jervis, NY | Scenic, Wild Delaware River - Longest operating turntable in the eastern U.S.
- portjervisny.com - Railroad Engine Turntable - Historic photos
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Though laying claim to the title would be great, the Port Jervis turntable is not the largest that's operational in the U.S. but rather in the east. This distinction is noted by the Port Jervis Tri-States Railway Preservation Society in its National Geographic tourism page. https://delawareriver.natgeotourism.com/content/erie-turntab...
The total length of the Port Jervis turntable is given here as 115 ft. However, the Union Pacific Roundhouse Turntable and Machine Shop in Cheyenne, WY, reports theirs is a 126-foot diameter continuous span. https://www.cheyenne.org/listing/union-pacific-roundhouse-tu...