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Pelham Bay Bridge

Coordinates: 40°51′48″N 73°49′04″W / 40.8634°N 73.8179°W / 40.8634; -73.8179
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Not to be confused with Pelham Bridge.
Pelham Bay Bridge
Coordinates40°51′48″N 73°49′04″W / 40.8634°N 73.8179°W / 40.8634; -73.8179
CrossesHutchinson River
LocaleThe Bronx, New York
Official namePelham Bay Bridge
Maintained byAmtrak
Characteristics
Designbascule bridge
MaterialConcrete, Steel
Longest span81.7 feet (24.9 m)[1][2]
History
Opened1907
Location
Map

The Pelham Bay Bridge, also known as the Amtrak Hutchinson River Bridge, is a two-track movable railroad bridge that carries the Northeast Corridor (NEC) over the Hutchinson River in the Bronx, New York, upstream from the vehicular/pedestrian Pelham Bridge. It is owned by Amtrak, which provides passenger service, and is used by CSX Transportation and the Providence & Worcester Railroad for freight traffic.

Completed in 1907, and partially rehabilitated in 2009, Pelham Bay Bridge is obsolete and requires extensive ongoing maintenance, with speeds restricted to 45 mph. The lift span is manned and required to open on demand; it does so several times per day for commercial boats.[3]

Amtrak plans to replace the bridge with a new fixed high-level fixed bridge with clearance for maritime traffic. Preliminary work began in 2013. MTA's Metro-North Railroad has proposed using the bridge for a so-called Hell Gate Line service which would allow some New Haven Line trains to access New York Penn Station.[4][5][6][7]

See also

As seen from Pelham Bridge with Coop City in background

References

  1. ^ a b "Bridgehunter.com - Amtrak - Hutchinson River Bridge". bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  2. ^ Wai-Fah Chen, Lian Duan (1999), Bridge Engineering Handbook, CRC Press, ISBN 0849374340
  3. ^ "eCFR — Code of Federal Regulations". ecfr.gov. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Pelham Bay Bridge Replacement". nec-commission.com. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  5. ^ "A 21st Century NEC: The Top Four Failing Bridges that Must Be Replaced". northeastallianceforrail.org. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  6. ^ November 19, 2009 (press release) AMTRAK TO BEGIN MAJOR BRIDGE PROJECT IN NEW YORK $10 million Pelham Bay Bridge rehab most recent infrastructure upgrade
  7. ^ Getting Back on Track (PDF) (Report). Regional Plan Association. Feb 2014.
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