Hell Gate Bridge
Photos
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Perspective View Of Hell Gate Bridge Looking West Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Hell Gate Bridge Looking North Towards The Bronx Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Hell Gate Bridge Looking West Triborough Bridge In Background Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Hell Gate Bridge From West Looking Northeast Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Hell Gate Bridge At Randalls Island Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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New York Connecting Rr Viaduct Crossing Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. Queens, Queens Co., Ny. Sec. 4207, Mp 5.99 Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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New York Connecting Rr Viaduct Crossing 35th Street. Queens, Queens Co., Ny. Sec. 4207, Mp 6.31 Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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New York Connecting Rr Viaduct Crossing 31st Street. Queens, Queens Co., Ny. Sec. 4207, Mp 6.45 Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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New York Connecting Rr Viaduct Crossing 25th Street. Queens, Queens Co., Ny. Sec. 4207, Mp 6.71 Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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New York Connecting Rr Viaduct Approaching Hell Gate Bridge From S. Queens, Queens Co., Ny. Sec. 4207, Mp 7.29 Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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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) Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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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) Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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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) Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Hell Gate Bridge South Abutment Tower. Queens, Queens Co., Ny. Sec. 4207, Mp 7.29 Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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New York Connecting Railroad: Wards Island Viaduct. Wards Island, New York Co., Ny. Sec. 4207, Mp 7.65 Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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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 Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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New York Connecting Railroad: Little Hell Gate Bridge. Wards Island, New York Co., Ny. Sec. 4207, Mp 8.02 Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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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 Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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New York Connecting Railroad: Randalls Island Viaduct. Randalls Island, New York Co., Ny. Sec. 4207, Mp 8.54 Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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Bronx Kill Bridge With Hell Gate Bridge In Background. Randalls Island, New York Co., Ny. Sec. 4207, Mp 8.54 Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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New York Connecting Railroad: Bronx Kill Bridge. Randalls Island, New York Co., Ny. Sec. 4207, Mp 8.54 Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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New York Connecting Railroad: Bronx Kill Bridge. Randalls Island, New York Co., Ny. Sec. 4207, Mp 8.54 Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record |
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
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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