Dock Bridge
Dock Bridge | |
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 The bridge in 2014 | |
| Coordinates | 40°44′09″N 74°09′43″W / 40.7358°N 74.1619°W |
| Carries | Amtrak, NJ Transit (both spans) and PATH (east span only) |
| Crosses | Passaic River |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Pair of through-truss vertical lift bridges |
| 24 ft (7.32 m) (closed) 135 ft (41.15 m) (open) | |
Rail characteristics | |
| No. of tracks | 3 (West span) 3 (East span) |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| AAR | |
Dock Bridge | |
| Location | Passaic River Newark - Harrison New Jersey |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1935 |
| Architect | Waddell & Hardesty; Waddell, Dr.J.A.L. |
| Architectural style | Through-Truss Lift Bridge |
| NRHP reference No. | 80002484, 12000951 |
| NJRHP No. | 1227 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 3, 1980 |
| Designated NJRHP | July 21, 1979 |
| Location | |
Interactive map of Dock Bridge | |
The Dock Bridge or Amtrak Dock Vertical Lift is a pair of vertical-lift bridges carrying Amtrak, NJ Transit, and PATH trains across the Passaic River between Newark and Harrison, New Jersey. It is the seventh crossing from the river's mouth at Newark Bay and is 5.0 miles (8.0 km) upstream from it. They are the only vertical lift bridges on the Northeast Corridor. It is listed on the National and New Jersey Registers of Historic Places.