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At the north end of the bay at [[Kearny Point]] the mouths of both the Passaic and the [[Hackensack River]] meet at the tip of a peninsula once known as [[New Barbadoes Neck]]. In order to build the line the CNJ built bridges across the rivers, |
At the north end of the bay at [[Kearny Point]] the mouths of both the Passaic and the [[Hackensack River]] meet at the tip of a peninsula once known as [[New Barbadoes Neck]]. In order to build the line the CNJ built bridges across the rivers, with service beginning in 1869.<ref name = opening>{{Cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title = Opening of the Newark and New-York Railroad | newspaper = New York Times | location = | pages = | language = | publisher = | date = July 24, 1869 | url = http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F20713FD385E1A7493C6AB178CD85F4D8684F9 | accessdate = 2011-02-21}}</ref> The original bridge was replaced in 1988. In 1912, the {{convert|212|ft|m}} swing span was relocated {{convert|185|ft|m}} upstream to create a another bridge on an new alignment.<ref name = spanmoved>{{citation | title = An Unusual Bridge-Moving Operation | newspaper = Popular Mechanics Magazine | page = 26 | date = July 2012 | url = http://books.google.nl/books?id=_90DAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA5&lpg=PA5&dq=Popular+Mechanics+July+1912+An+Unusual+Bridge-Moving+Operation&source=bl&ots=kOLnjDRLyr&sig=KNf9wW21T88dtZiz0_jAMGLa86Y&hl=nl#v=onepage&q=Popular%20Mechanics%20July%201912%20An%20Unusual%20Bridge-Moving%20Operation&f=false | accessdate = 2012-08-08 | quote = }}</ref> The entire line across the rivers and Kearny Point was raised about {{convert|30|ft|m}} to avoid conflicts with maritme traffic in the newly developing [[Port Newark]] <ref name = newarkmeadows>{{Cite news | last = | first = | coauthors = | title = Dredge Hackensack River Improving Newark Meadows Section for Development | newspaper = New York Times | date = February 9, 1913 | url = http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=F40D10FD385F13738DDDA00894DA405B838DF1D3 | accessdate = 2011-02-16}}</ref> |
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In February 1946, a freighter damaged the railroad bridge over the Hackensack,<ref>{{citation | title = Steamer Wrecks Bridge in Jersey 6000-Ton Coal Ship Shears Off Two Spans of Central Railroad Structure | newspaper = The New York Times | date = February 4, 1946 | url = http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60B16FD3E5D107A93C6A91789D85F428485F9 | accessdate = | quote = }}</ref> and when it was decided not to repair that bridge the railroad discontinued service from its [[Communipaw Terminal]] in [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]]. To minimize maintenance costs, the bridge was reduced from two tracks to one during the 1950s. |
In February 1946, a freighter damaged the railroad bridge over the Hackensack,<ref>{{citation | title = Steamer Wrecks Bridge in Jersey 6000-Ton Coal Ship Shears Off Two Spans of Central Railroad Structure | newspaper = The New York Times | date = February 4, 1946 | url = http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60B16FD3E5D107A93C6A91789D85F428485F9 | accessdate = | quote = }}</ref> and when it was decided not to repair that bridge the railroad discontinued service from its [[Communipaw Terminal]] in [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]]. To minimize maintenance costs, the bridge was reduced from two tracks to one during the 1950s. |
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PD Draw | |
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| Coordinates | 40°43′23″N 74°07′17″W / 40.72295°N 74.12126°W |
| Carries | Newark and New York Conrail |
| Crosses | Passaic River |
| Locale | Kearny-Newark New Jersey |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Swing |
| Longest span | 212 feet (65 m)[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 1912[1] |
| Closed | 1976 |
| Standort | |
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The PD Draw is a partially dismantled railroad bridge on the Passaic River between Newark and Kearny, New Jersey. It was built as part of Central Railroad of New Jersey branch known as the Newark and New York Railroad. The 2 track swing bridge is the first crossing upstream from Newark Bay at mile point 1.2.[2]
At the north end of the bay at Kearny Point the mouths of both the Passaic and the Hackensack River meet at the tip of a peninsula once known as New Barbadoes Neck. In order to build the line the CNJ built bridges across the rivers, with service beginning in 1869.[3] The original bridge was replaced in 1988. In 1912, the 212 feet (65 m) swing span was relocated 185 feet (56 m) upstream to create a another bridge on an new alignment.[1] The entire line across the rivers and Kearny Point was raised about 30 feet (9.1 m) to avoid conflicts with maritme traffic in the newly developing Port Newark [4]
In February 1946, a freighter damaged the railroad bridge over the Hackensack,[5] and when it was decided not to repair that bridge the railroad discontinued service from its Communipaw Terminal in Jersey City. To minimize maintenance costs, the bridge was reduced from two tracks to one during the 1950s.
The Kearny station was an important stop for the railroad as it was within walking distance of the Western Electric plant and other key industries, such as the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company. Until the Aldene Plan was implemented in May 1967, the PD Draw was used for local passenger service between Kearny and CNJ's Broad Street Station and for local freight train service. The railroad also ran through train service from point on its mainline and Newark Branch to the Kearny station; the last such service was a weekday rush hour train between Kearny and Plainfield on April 29, 1967. After the Aldene Plan took effect the bridge was used for a few years for local freight service, but was taken out of service with the creation of Conrail on April 1, 1976.
At some point in the late 1980s, the center span of the bridge was floated downriver and replaced the center swing span of New Jersey Transit rail operations's Raritan Bay Bridge. The approach tracks and trestles remain in place.[2] New Jersey Transit and NJDOT have considered building a new bridge along the alignment.
See also
- Timeline of Jersey City area railroads
- List of bridges, tunnels, and cuts in Hudson County, New Jersey
References
- ^ a b c "An Unusual Bridge-Moving Operation", Popular Mechanics Magazine, p. 26, July 2012, retrieved 2012-08-08
- ^ a b "Lower Passaic River Restoration Project Commercial Navigation Analysis" (PDF). United States Army Corps of Engineers. July 2, 2010 (2nd Revision). Retrieved 2012-08-05.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Opening of the Newark and New-York Railroad". New York Times. July 24, 1869. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Dredge Hackensack River Improving Newark Meadows Section for Development". New York Times. February 9, 1913. Retrieved 2011-02-16.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Steamer Wrecks Bridge in Jersey 6000-Ton Coal Ship Shears Off Two Spans of Central Railroad Structure", The New York Times, February 4, 1946
- Trains Magazine, May 1946, Costliest Railroad, Half Abandonded.
- Jersey Central Lines in Color, Volume 3.
- Articles to be merged from August 2012
- Railroad bridges in New Jersey
- Passaic River
- Buildings and structures in Newark, New Jersey
- Kearny, New Jersey
- Transportation in Newark, New Jersey
- Transportation in Hudson County, New Jersey
- Buildings and structures in Hudson County, New Jersey
- Central Railroad of New Jersey
- Conrail