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Amtrak - Spuyten Duyvil Bridge

New York County, New York, and Bronx County, New York

Photos 

Spuyten Duyvil Bridge

Photo taken May 2006 by Flickr user WorldIslandInfo.com

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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BH Photo #227455

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Street Views 

Description 

Bridge's main span removed by crane June 14, 2018 for renovation and rehabilitation at another site--bridge was rebuilt and reopened to traffic in September 2018

Facts 

Overview
Baltimore through truss bridge swing bridge over Spuyten Duyvil Creek on Amtrak Empire Corridor
Location
New York City, New York County, New York, and Bronx County, New York
Status
Rebuilt in 2018
History
Built 1900
Builders
- King Bridge Co. of Cleveland, Ohio
- Robert Giles (Design)
Railroads
- Amtrak (AMTK)
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
Design
Baltimore through truss swing bridge
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 286.0 ft.
Total length: 610.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.87826, -73.92553   (decimal degrees)
40°52'42" N, 73°55'32" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/590531/4525798 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Yonkers
Inventory number
BH 51676 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Amtrak (501)
Baltimore through truss (316)
Baltimore truss (346)
Bronx County, New York (106)
Built 1900 (912)
Built during 1900s (7,008)
Center Pivot Swing Span (82)
County line crossing (507)
Have street view (26,064)
King Bridge Co. (342)
Movable (2,889)
New York (4,003)
New York Central Railroad (685)
 New York City, New York (313)
New York County, New York (122)
Open (38,942)
Owned by railroad (11,789)
Railroad (14,917)
Riveted (2,139)
Robert Giles (1)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,148)
Swing (1,398)
Through truss (14,540)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,760)
Truss (31,929)

Update Log 

  • March 5, 2019: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
  • June 19, 2018: New Street View added by Luke
  • June 19, 2018: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Bridge closed and main span removed for rehabilitation--see comments
  • October 16, 2016: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • April 29, 2016: Photo imported by Dave King
  • December 19, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • October 31, 2014: Updated by Luke: Added builder
  • July 2, 2014: New Street View added by Ralph Demars
  • August 24, 2013: New photos from Douglas Butler
  • July 5, 2013: Updated by Jodi Christman: Added swing bridge to design
  • July 1, 2013: Photo imported by Dave King
  • August 9, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added category "Amtrak"
  • March 12, 2012: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Added category "Railroad"
  • March 11, 2012: Added by James Baughn

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