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LV - Newark Bay Bridge (Old)

Essex County, New Jersey, and Hudson County, New Jersey

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CSX - Newark Bay Bridge (Old)

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Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2013

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BH Photo #314764

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Newark Bay on Lehigh Valley RR
Location
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, and Hudson County, New Jersey
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1913, replaced 1930
Railroad
- Lehigh Valley Railroad (LV)
Design
Pratt through truss swing
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.69729, -74.11613   (decimal degrees)
40°41'50" N, 74°06'58" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/574673/4505529 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Jersey City
Inventory number
BH 65714 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1913 (902)
Built during 1910s (9,970)
Concrete girder (1,074)
County line crossing (533)
Essex County, New Jersey (128)
Girder (11,169)
Hudson County, New Jersey (111)
Lehigh Valley Railroad (138)
Lost (28,468)
Lost 1930 (107)
Lost during 1930s (864)
Movable (3,114)
 New Jersey (1,693)
Newark, New Jersey (49)
Owned by railroad (13,500)
Pratt through truss (6,056)
Pratt truss (10,297)
Railroad (16,457)
Replaced by new bridge (19,360)
Swing (1,561)
Through girder (4,189)
Through truss (16,776)
Truss (35,452)

Update Log 

  • January 27, 2015: Added by Douglas Butler

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  • Douglas Butler

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