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Perspective View Of Hell Gate Bridge Looking West

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Hell Gate Bridge Looking North Towards The Bronx

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Hell Gate Bridge Looking West Triborough Bridge In Background

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Hell Gate Bridge From West Looking Northeast

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Hell Gate Bridge At Randalls Island

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New York Connecting Rr Viaduct Crossing Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. Queens, Queens Co., Ny. Sec. 4207, Mp 5.99

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New York Connecting Rr Viaduct Crossing 35th Street. Queens, Queens Co., Ny. Sec. 4207, Mp 6.31

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New York Connecting Rr Viaduct Crossing 31st Street. Queens, Queens Co., Ny. Sec. 4207, Mp 6.45

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New York Connecting Rr Viaduct Crossing 25th Street. Queens, Queens Co., Ny. Sec. 4207, Mp 6.71

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New York Connecting Rr Viaduct Approaching Hell Gate Bridge From S. Queens, Queens Co., Ny. Sec. 4207, Mp 7.29

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New York Connecting Rr: Hell Gate Bridge. Queens, Queens Co., Ny. Sec. 4207, Mp 7.29. (See Haer No. Ny-88 For Further Documentation On This Site)

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New York Connecting Rr: Hell Gate Bridge. Queens, Queens Co., Ny. Sec. 4207, Mp 7.29. (See Haer No. Ny-88 For Further Documentation On This Site)

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New York Connecting Rr: Hell Gate Bridge. Queens, Queens Co., Ny. Sec. 4207, Mp 7.29. (See Haer No. Ny-88 For Further Documentation On This Site)

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Hell Gate Bridge South Abutment Tower. Queens, Queens Co., Ny. Sec. 4207, Mp 7.29

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New York Connecting Railroad: Wards Island Viaduct. Wards Island, New York Co., Ny. Sec. 4207, Mp 7.65

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Little Hell Gate Bridge With Big Hell Gate Bridge In Background. Wards Island, New York Co., Ny. Sec. 4207, Mp 8.02

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New York Connecting Railroad: Little Hell Gate Bridge. Wards Island, New York Co., Ny. Sec. 4207, Mp 8.02

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View Looking Ne Up Corridor Showing Wards Island Viaduct In Foreground And Randalls Island Viaduct In Background. Wards Island, New York Co., Ny. Sec. 4207, Mp 8.02

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New York Connecting Railroad: Randalls Island Viaduct. Randalls Island, New York Co., Ny. Sec. 4207, Mp 8.54

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Bronx Kill Bridge With Hell Gate Bridge In Background. Randalls Island, New York Co., Ny. Sec. 4207, Mp 8.54

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New York Connecting Railroad: Bronx Kill Bridge. Randalls Island, New York Co., Ny. Sec. 4207, Mp 8.54

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New York Connecting Railroad: Bronx Kill Bridge. Randalls Island, New York Co., Ny. Sec. 4207, Mp 8.54

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Map 

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Facts 

Overview
Steel through arch bridge over Hell Gate (East River)
Status
Open to traffic
History
Originally the world's longest steel arch bridge until the Bayonne Bridge was opened in 1932
Builder
- Gustav Lindenthal
Design
Steel through arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 1,017 ft.
Total length: 17,000 ft.
Deck width: 100 ft.
Also called
New York Connecting Railroad Bridge
The East River Arch Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.78265, -73.92194   (decimal degrees)
40°46'58" N, 73°55'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/590964/4515188 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Central Park
Inventory numbers
NY 7705410 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26670 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log 

  • January 27, 2010: Posted additional HAER photos showing the approaches
  • January 6, 2009: Updated by Harvey Henkelmann
  • January 2, 2009: Updated by Harvey Henkelmann

Sources 

  • HAER NY-88 - New York Connecting Railroad, Hell Gate Bridge, Spanning East River, Wards Island & Astoria, New York, New York County, NY
  • HAER NY-121 - Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between New Jersey/New York & New York/Connecticut State Lines, New York, New York County, NY