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Upper Bay Bridge

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271: 366: 33: 919: 989: 772: 408:. The original wooden trestle structure was damaged by fire with great losses on June 14, 1913. It was replaced by the companies three months later in what was considered a formidable feat of being re-built in twelve days after construction had started. 895: 452: 270: 811: 867: 839: 556: 1027: 511: 1032: 1022: 1052: 1057: 594: 1012: 381: 1047: 923: 447: 291: 275: 1037: 630:"Two Small roads being Built in New-Jersey Important Extensions of the Pennsylvania Railroad to Relieve Overtaxed Jersey City Terminals" 420: 47: 1017: 1042: 235: 82: 432: 385: 330: 457: 295: 40: 773:"Bridge a Mile Long Rebuilt in 12 Days; Pennsylvania and Lehigh Roads Set a New Record for Speed After Newark Bay Fire" 742:"Newark Bay Bridge Destroyed by Fire; Pennsylvania Freight Attempts Run and 37 Cars, Two with Livestock, Are Burned Up" 599:
Press Release: Top Officials and Stakeholders Meet To Launch Project That Will Study Regional Freight Movement Issues
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The current bridge, built from 1928–1930, is the last of the rail bridges across the bay or
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View of the Upper Bay Bridge (foreground) from a plane landing at
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List of bridges, tunnels, and cuts in Hudson County, New Jersey
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Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Newark Bay, NJ, Maintenance
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A notable train using the bridge is the 20: 595:Port Authority of New York and New Jersey 506: 504: 309:, where rail lines continue east across 16:Bridge in Newark and Bayonne, New Jersey 473: 382:Jersey City, Newark and Western Railway 551: 549: 483:Automation of Moveable Bridges CONRAIL 448:Timeline of Jersey City area railroads 286:The western end of the bridge is near 1028:Transportation in Bayonne, New Jersey 513:Marketing Department Inspection Train 321:, and others along the shores of the 292:Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal 7: 1033:Transportation in Newark, New Jersey 1023:Bridges in Hudson County, New Jersey 557:"Lehigh's Head Sees Recovery on Way" 276:Newark Liberty International Airport 1053:Vertical lift bridges in New Jersey 421:Newark and New York Railroad Bridge 400:also used the bridge to reach its 14: 1058:1930 establishments in New Jersey 812:"Two New Jersey Bridges Approved" 987: 917: 31: 800:One Hundred Years of LVRR, 1946 423:upstream have been dismantled. 384:which was soon absorbed by the 236:North Jersey Shared Assets Area 1013:Railroad bridges in New Jersey 433:Lehigh Valley Terminal Railway 386:Lehigh Valley Terminal Railway 337:at this end with transfers to 1: 1048:Pennsylvania Railroad bridges 945: 924:Lehigh Valley Railroad Bridge 331:New York New Jersey Rail, LLC 315:Port Jersey, Greenville Yards 216:Lehigh Valley Railroad Bridge 296:Newark International Airport 1074: 1038:CSX Transportation bridges 388:to reach terminals on the 172:3,044 ft (928 m) 83:North Jersey Shared Assets 1018:Bridges completed in 1930 978: 972: 948: 943: 680:"Lehigh Valley in Jersey" 415:at its northern end. The 298:in an industrial area of 204: 30: 660:Terminal Facilities Sold 305:. Its eastern end is in 244:National Docks Secondary 130:Lehigh Valley Drawbridge 417:CRRNJ Newark Bay Bridge 242:rail network along the 234:travelling through the 228:northeastern New Jersey 63:40.699052°N 74.119574°W 1043:Lehigh Valley Railroad 377: 283: 258:, which originates in 904:. September 14, 1919. 443:Lehigh Line (Conrail) 398:Pennsylvania Railroad 368: 273: 139:Conrail Shared Assets 68:40.699052; -74.119574 926:at Wikimedia Commons 463:Hackensack RiverWalk 220:vertical lift bridge 163:Vertical lift bridge 722:. December 15, 1889 601:, November 13, 2008 565:. February 25, 1930 419:downstream and the 248:New Jersey Turnpike 59: /  901:The New York Times 873:The New York Times 845:The New York Times 817:The New York Times 778:The New York Times 750:The New York Times 719:The New York Times 691:. 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It is used by 212:Upper Bay Bridge 120:Upper Bay Bridge 74: 73: 71: 70: 69: 64: 60: 57: 56: 55: 52: 35: 25:Upper Bay Bridge 21: 1073: 1072: 1068: 1067: 1066: 1064: 1063: 1062: 1003: 1002: 1001: 996: 986: 982: 976: 970: 961: 952: 939: 914: 909: 894: 893: 889: 879: 877: 876:. March 6, 1927 866: 865: 861: 851: 849: 848:. March 6, 1927 838: 837: 833: 823: 821: 810: 809: 805: 798: 794: 784: 782: 771: 770: 766: 756: 754: 753:. 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Coordinates
40°41′57″N 74°07′10″W / 40.699052°N 74.119574°W / 40.699052; -74.119574
North Jersey Shared Assets
Newark Bay
Newark
Bayonne
New Jersey
Conrail Shared Assets
Vertical lift bridge
Clearance above
vertical lift bridge
Newark Bay
northeastern New Jersey
CSX Transportation
North Jersey Shared Assets Area
United States
National Docks Secondary
New Jersey Turnpike
Newark Bay Bridge
Juice Train
Florida

Newark Liberty International Airport
Newark Bay Bridge
Oak Island Yard
Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal
Newark International Airport
Ironbound
Newark

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