Below is a listing of the movable rail bridges within the state of
New Jersey. If you have any updated information regarding the below
bridges, or unlisted bridges, feel free to email me at transit383@netscape.net
with the necessary information.
Any additional information is appreciated!
Note: This is only a listing of the existing movable bridges
of
New Jersey.
Note: NS/CSX implies Conrail Shared Assets.
City | Bridge Name | River Crossed | Railroad | Rail Line | Bridge Type | Status |
Arlington | WR | Passaic River | NS | Former NJT Boonton Line |
Swing | Welded Shut |
Atlantic City | Thorofare Draw | Intracoastal Waterway | NJT | Altantic City Line | Swing | Manned |
Belmar | Shark | Shark River | NJT | North Jersey Coast Line | Bascule (Angular) | Manned |
Bridgeport | Bridgeport Movable Bridge | Raccoon Creek | NS/CSX | Penns Grove Secondary | Swing | Remote Controlled |
Burlington | Cooper River | NS/CSX/SRNJ | Swing | Welded Shut | ||
Camden | Delair Bridge | Delaware River | NJT/NS/CSX | NJTAtlantic City Line, NS/CSX Delair Branch |
Vertical Lift | Manned |
Cape May | Canal | Cape May Canal | CMSL | CMSL Mainline | Swing | Manned |
Elizabeth | AK | Arthur Kill | CSX, M&E |
Vertical Lift | Being Rehabiltated |
|
Elizabeth | Elizabeth River | NS/CSX | Chemical Coast | Bascule (Angular) | Welded Shut | |
Hackensack |
Hackensack River |
NYSW |
Welded Shut |
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Jersey City | Lower Hack | Hackensack River | NJT | Morris & Essex, Montclair- Boonton |
Vertical Lift | Unmanned |
Jersey City | Hack | Hackensack River | PATH | PATH Mainline | Vertical Lift | Controlled by Dock Bridgetender |
Kearny | Point- No- Point | Passaic River | NS/CSX | Swing | ||
Lyndhurst | Lyndhurst Draw | Passaic River | NJT | Main Line | Swing | Bolted Shut, movable with two days notice |
Newark | Dock | Passaic River | NJT/Amtrak | Northeast Corridor | Vertical Lift | Manned |
Newark | Newark Draw | Passaic River | NJT | Morris & Essex, Montclair- Boonton | Swing | Manned |
Newark | NX |
Passaic River | NS | Newark Industrial Track | Bascule (Angular) | Abandoned in open position |
Oceanport | Oceanport | Oceanport Creek | NJT | North Jersey Coast Line | Swing | Manned |
Old Bridge | Morgan | Morgan Creek/ Cheesequake Creek | NJT/NS/CSX | North Jersey Coast Line | Bascule (Angular) | Manned |
Paulsboro | Paulsboro Movable Bridge | Mantua Creek | NS/CSX | Penns Grove Secondary | "A Frame" | Remote Controlled |
Pavonia |
Cooper River |
NS/CSX |
Vineland Secondary, Beesley's Point
Secondary, Paulsboro Secondary |
Swing |
Controlled by Cooper |
|
Perth Amboy | Barber | NS/CSX | Chemical Coast | Bascule (Angular) | Welded Sut | |
Point Pleasant | Brielle | Manasuan River | NJT | North Jersey Coast Line | Bascule (Angular) | Manned |
Princeton |
Delaware and Raritan Canal |
NJT |
Princeton Dinky |
Swing |
Welded Shut |
|
Rahway | Rahway Movable Bridge | Rahway River | NS/CSX | Chemical Coast | Bascule (Angular) | Manned- Summer Unmanned- Winter |
Ridgefield | Overpeck Creek | CSX | River Line | Swing | ||
Ridgefield Park | Overpeck Creek | NYSW | Bascule (Angular) | |||
Secaucus | DB | Hackensack River | NS | Former NJT Boonton Line | Swing | Abandoned in open position October 15, 2002 |
Secaucus | HX | Hackensack River | NJT | Bergen County Line | Bascule (Angular) | Manned by Upper Hack Bridgetender |
Secaucus | Portal | Hackensack River | NJT/Amtrak | Northeast Corridor | Swing | Manned |
Secaucus | Upper Hack | Hackensack River | NJT | Main Line | Vertical Lift | Manned |
South Amboy | River | Raritan River | NJT/NS/CSX | North Jersey Coast Line | Swing | Controlled by Coast Line Dispatcher |
South Bound Brook |
Delaware and Raritan Canal |
abandoned (former Reading) |
industrial spur |
Swing | Welded Shut |
|
South River | South River Movable Bridge | South River | NS/CSX | Sayreville Running Track | Manual Swing |
Manned |
(C)- Gerald Oliveto
February, 2007