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Dock Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
New Jersey Register of Historic Places

Amtrak Dock Vertical Lift 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
NJRHP No.	1227
Added to NRHP	October 3, 1980
Designated NJRHP	July 21, 1979

Dock Bridge is a pair of vertical lift bridges crossing the Passaic River at Newark, New Jersey, used exclusively for railroad traffic. Sometimes known as the Amtrak Dock Vertical Lift, the bridges cross the river between Newark and Harrison and carry Amtrak, New Jersey Transit, and Port Authority Trans Hudson trains.

History

The bridge was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) for its main line. The west span carries three tracks and was built in 1935, concurrently with Newark Penn Station. The length of the lift span is 230 feet (70 m), which was the longest in the world at the time of construction. The eastern span was built in 1937 when the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad (H&M, later called PATH) extended its rapid transit service from Park Place, Newark southward to Newark Penn Station. The bridge has a vertical clearance of 35 feet (11 m) (mean high water).

With the opening of the eastern span, the PRR closed Manhattan Transfer station, located just east of Newark Penn Station. Passengers destined for New York previously changed at Manhattan Transfer from steam trains to electrified trains heading for New York Penn Station, or to the H&M. Beginning in 1937 H&M passengers boarded trains at the new station in Newark.

Current operation

The west span carries three tracks for the Amtrak Northeast Corridor (NEC). The east structure carries two PATH tracks and one additional Amtrak/NJ Transit track. The bridge is currently owned by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the PATH system. It is manned full-time. While the bridge has not received a request for a river traffic opening since 2004, it plays a crucial role in train traffic along the NEC.

Dock Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 3, 1980.

References

"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
"New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places - Essex County" (PDF). NJ DEP - Historic Preservation Office. 2011-09-06. p. 12.
"Newark Dedicates Its New Terminal; New Bridge Also Ready". New York Times. 1935-03-24.
^ "New Station Open for Hudson Tubes". New York Times. 1937-06-20. p. 1.
^ U.S. Coast Guard, New York, NY (2009-05-28). "Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Passaic River, Harrison, NJ, Maintenance. Notice of temporary deviation from regulations." Federal Register, 74 FR 25448.
Oliveto, Gerald (2007)."Movable Railroad Bridges of New Jersey." Accessed 2011-11-23.
http://wikimapia.org/3309877/Dock-Drawbridge-and-Interlocking-Tower

External links

WorldFlicks. Aerial photo of Dock Bridge and interlocking tower

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Historical/Former	Centre Street Bridge Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Powerhouse Hudson Terminal Manhattan Transfer Park Place
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Houses	Dr. William Barrow Mansion Hale-Whitney Mansion Van Wagenen House
Buildings	Association of Exempt Firemen Building Bayonne Truck House No. 1 Bayonne Trust Company Engine Company No. 2 Engine Company No. 3 Engine Company No. 4 Engine Company No. 5 Engine Company No. 6 Engine House No. 3, Truck No. 2 Excelsior Engine Co. No. 2 Firehouse Erie-Lackawanna Railroad Terminal at Hoboken Fairmount Apartments Ficken's Warehouse Hackensack Water Company Complex Highland Hose No. 4 Hoboken City Hall Hoboken Free Public Library and Manual Training School Hoboken Land and Improvement Company Building Hook and Ladder No. 3 Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Powerhouse Hudson County Courthouse Jefferson Trust Company Jersey City Central Railroad Terminal Jersey City High School Jersey City YMCA Keuffel and Esser Manufacturing Complex Labor Bank Building Loew's Jersey Theatre Morton Memorial Laboratory of Chemistry Pohlmann's Hall Edwin A. Stevens Hall William Hall Walker Gymnasium
Objects	Firemen's Monument
Structures	Dock Bridge Machigonne Pulaski Skyway Robbins Reef Light Station Route 1 Extension
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