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PATH - Hackensack River Bridge
Photos
Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in March 1979
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BH Photo #444143
Description
This structure is one of a series of bridges constructed in the early twentieth century to carry railroad lines through northern New Jersey towards New York City. It is a skewed vertical lift bridge, built so that water borne commerce along the Hackensack River would not be impeded by the railroad line. One of the approach spans is a Pratt through truss with inclined end-posts. This is a good example of movable bridge technology developed by American engineers in the early twentieth century.
-- Historic American Engineering Record
Facts
- Overview
- Through truss lift bridge over Hackensack River on Railroad
- Location
- Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1930
- Builders
- - Arthur McMullen Co. of New York City, New York (Riverine Substructure)
- Bethlehem Steel Co. of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (Superstructure)
- Frederick Snare, Inc (Concrete Deck)
- J. Rich Steers, Inc (East Approach Substructure)
- Senior & Palmer, Inc. of New York, New York (West Approach Substructure)
- Railroads
- - Hudson & Manhattan Railroad (H&M)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
- Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH)
- Rapid Transit
- Subway
- Design
- Through truss
Vertical lift
- Also called
- PRR - Hackensack River Passenger Line Bridge
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.74026, -74.08357 (decimal degrees)
40°44'25" N, 74°05'01" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/577375/4510327 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Jersey City
- Inventory number
- BH 57016 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- March 2, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
- April 25, 2018: Updated by Luke: Added builders from Railway Age, Volume 91
- March 17, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
- July 6, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Railroad", "Hackensack River", "Norfolk Southern Railway"
- July 6, 2013: Added by Dave King
Sources
- Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
- Douglas Butler
- HAER NJ-44 - Path Transit System Bridge, Spanning Hackensack River, Kearny, Hudson County, NJ
- Luke
Here are some pictures of the PATH Hackensack Life Bridge, all taken on March 15, 1996 when I was able to visit the bridge.