Английская Википедия:Dock Bridge

Содержание

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Текст

Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox NRHP Шаблон:Infobox bridge Dock Bridge is a pair of vertical lift bridges crossing the Passaic River at Newark, Essex County and Harrison, Hudson County, New Jersey, United States, used exclusively for railroad traffic. It is the seventh crossing from the river's mouth at Newark Bay and is Шаблон:Convert upstream from it. Also known as the Amtrak Dock Vertical Lift, it carries Amtrak, NJ Transit, and PATH trains. It is listed on the state and federal registers of historic places.

History

The bridge was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) for its main line. The west span carries three tracks and opened in 1935 along with the west half of Newark Penn Station. The lift span is Шаблон:Convert over bearings (clear channel Шаблон:Convert), the longest three-track lift span in the world when built. The east spans opened in 1937 when the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad (H&M, later called PATH) shifted its rapid transit trains from the Centre Street Bridge to the newly built station. With the opening of the eastern span, the PRR closed Manhattan Transfer station in the Kearny Meadows, where previously steam and electrical trains were changed and passengers could transfer to trains to New York Penn Station on the PRR or to Hudson Terminal on the H&M.

Description

The west span carries three tracks exclusively used by Amtrak and NJ Transit for Northeast Corridor intercity and commuter traffic between Newark and New York City. The east span carries two PATH tracks used by PATH's Newark-World Trade Center service and one NEC track shared by Amtrak and NJ Transit. Due partly to its use of the Dock Bridge, PATH is legally a commuter railroad under the jurisdiction of the Federal Railroad Administration even though it has long operated as a rapid transit system.

The lower Шаблон:Convert downstream of the Шаблон:Convert long Passaic River below the Dundee Dam is tidally influenced and navigable. When closed the bridge has a vertical clearance of Шаблон:Convert above mean high water and opens to clear Шаблон:Convert. It is infrequently lifted and, prior to 2014, had not received a request for a river traffic opening since 2004. In 2011 regulations were changed so that it need not be open on demand (as it previously had) but with a 24-hour notice. During four-year removal of dredged materials from the Passaic the bridge is expected to open upwards of 10 times per day. In 2020 Amtrak requested that bridge remain in closed position until such time as it can be rehabilitated.

See also

• Gateway Project, regional transportation improvement project
• List of crossings of the Lower Passaic River
• List of bridges, tunnels, and cuts in Hudson County, New Jersey
• List of NJT movable bridges
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, New Jersey
• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey

External links

• Dock Bridge at Bridges & Tunnels
• Dock Drawbridge and Interlocking Tower at Wikimapia