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CRCX/PRR Overpass

Middlesex County, New Jersey

Photo 

CRCX/PRR Overpass

looking north on abandoned NJCL R-O-W

Photo taken by Jeff Kovacs in 2018

License: Released into public domain

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BH Photo #477676

Map 

Description 

This carried the Conrail ex-CNJ Chemical Coast Line across the NJT ex-PRR eastbound North Jersey Coast Line. Abandoned in 1987 with realignment of NJCL.

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over PRR-NJT NJ Coast Line on Conrail Shared Assets
Location
Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Status
Open to traffic
Railroads
- Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ)
- Conrail (CR)
- Conrail Shared Assets Operations (CRCX)
- New Jersey Transit (NJTR)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
Design
Pony plate girder
Also called
Wood Duckunder
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.52570, -74.26682   (decimal degrees)
40°31'33" N, 74°16'01" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/562101/4486365 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 90126 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Central Railroad of New Jersey (117)
Conrail (1,710)
Conrail Shared Assets Operations (77)
Girder (11,170)
Middlesex County, New Jersey (94)
New Jersey (1,693)
New Jersey Transit (169)
 Open (40,968)
Owned by railroad (13,502)
Penn Central Railroad (1,538)
Pennsylvania Railroad (1,027)
Perth Amboy, New Jersey (8)
Plate girder (8,725)
Through girder (4,190)

Update Log 

  • August 2, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs

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