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Abandoned LIRR - Atlantic Avenue Overpass

Queens County, New York

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Photo taken by Jim Henderson

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    Overview
    Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Atlantic Avenue on Abandoned Long Island Railroad Rockaway Branch
    Location
    New York City, Queens County, New York
    Status
    Abandoned, Proposed to become a rail-trail corridor
    Future prospects
    Entire corridor from Rego park to Ozone Park is proposed to be converted into the QueensWay trail corridor.
    History
    Built 1940
    Railroads
    - Long Island Railroad (LIRR)
    - Rapid Transit
    Design
    Pony plate girder
    Dimensions
    Length of largest span: 63.0 ft.
    Total length: 188.0 ft.
    Approximate latitude, longitude
    +40.68951, -73.84432   (decimal degrees)
    40°41'22" N, 73°50'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
    Approximate UTM coordinates
    18/597649/4504932 (zone/easting/northing)
    Quadrangle map:
    Jamaica
    Inventory numbers
    NY 7705610 (New York State bridge identification number)
    BH 70230 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

    Categories 

    Abandoned (3,335)
    Built 1940 (1,023)
    Built during 1940s (3,899)
    Curb Columns (156)
    Girder (9,135)
    Have street view (25,400)
    Long Island Railroad (59)
    New York (3,838)
    New York City, New York (310)
    		 Owned by city (4,926)
    Plate girder (6,947)
    Queens County, New York (82)
    QueensWay (Proposed) (9)
    Railroad (14,361)
    Rapid Transit (110)
    Span length 50-75 feet (9,601)
    Through girder (3,395)
    Total length 175-250 feet (4,059)

    Update Log 

    • December 11, 2015: New Street View added by Luke

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    • Luke

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