The arch bridge was built circa 1915 by the Pennsylvania Railroad[1][2] at the time it was widening and elevating the tracks on a viaduct[3] on its mainline through New Jersey, a project that had been initiated in 1901.[4]
^"Amtrak - Rahway River Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
^Northeast Corridor Improvement Project: Environmental Impact Statement, Volume 1 (Report). Federal Railroad Administration. 1978. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
^Baer, T. "A General Chronology of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company Predecessors and Successors and Its Historical Context (1915)" (PDF). Retrieved November 29, 2017.
^"Pennsylvania Railroad's New Improvements; In Five Years Tracks Will Be Elevated Through All Cities on the New York Division" (PDF). The New York Times. December 10, 1901. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NJ-40, "Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between Pennsylvania/New Jersey & New Jersey/New York State Lines, Newark, Essex County, NJ", 37 photos, 4 photo caption pages
May 05, 2023
rahway, river, bridge, rail, bridge, over, rahway, river, rahway, union, county, jersey, blocks, north, rahway, station, northeast, corridor, coordinates40, 60914, 27366, 60914, 27366, coordinates, 60914, 27366, 60914, 27366, carriesnortheast, corridorcrossesr. The Rahway River Bridge is a rail bridge over the Rahway River in Rahway Union County New Jersey U S a few blocks north of Rahway station on the Northeast Corridor NEC Rahway River BridgeCoordinates40 36 33 N 74 16 25 W 40 60914 N 74 27366 W 40 60914 74 27366 Rahway River Bridge Coordinates 40 36 33 N 74 16 25 W 40 60914 N 74 27366 W 40 60914 74 27366 Rahway River Bridge CarriesNortheast CorridorCrossesRahway RiverLocaleRahwayUnion County New JerseyOwnerNew Jersey TransitCharacteristicsDesignClosed spandrel archMaterialStone concreteTotal length180 feet 55 m Width120 feet 37 m Longest span60 feet 18 m HistoryEngineering design byA C ShardConstructed byKeystone State ConstructionConstruction end1915LocationThe arch bridge was built circa 1915 by the Pennsylvania Railroad 1 2 at the time it was widening and elevating the tracks on a viaduct 3 on its mainline through New Jersey a project that had been initiated in 1901 4 The bridge carries the NEC and is located at MP 19 13 of the New York Division It is used by Amtrak including Northeast Regional and Keystone Service and New Jersey Transit s Northeast Corridor Line and North Jersey Coast Line which junction near Union Tower to the south The bridge was documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in 1977 5 It is part of the unlisted Pennsylvania Railroad New York to Philadelphia Historic District ID 4568 designated in 2002 by the New Jersey State Historic Preservation Office 6 See also EditList of crossings of the Rahway River List of NJT movable bridges List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in New Jersey List of Northeast Corridor infrastructure Perth Amboy and Woodbridge Railroad Rahway River ParkwayReferences Edit Amtrak Rahway River Bridge Bridgehunter com Retrieved November 28 2017 Northeast Corridor Improvement Project Environmental Impact Statement Volume 1 Report Federal Railroad Administration 1978 Retrieved November 28 2017 Baer T A General Chronology of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company Predecessors and Successors and Its Historical Context 1915 PDF Retrieved November 29 2017 Pennsylvania Railroad s New Improvements In Five Years Tracks Will Be Elevated Through All Cities on the New York Division PDF The New York Times December 10 1901 Retrieved November 29 2017 HAER NJ 40 New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Historic Preservation Office Retrieved December 5 2017 External links EditHistoric American Engineering Record HAER No NJ 40 Northeast Railroad Corridor Amtrak Route between Pennsylvania New Jersey amp New Jersey New York State Lines Newark Essex County NJ 37 photos 4 photo caption pages Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rahway River Bridge amp oldid 1109374291, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
