The Raritan Bay Drawbridge , also known as River-Draw , Raritan Bay Swing Bridge , and Raritan River Railroad Bridge , is a railroad swing bridge crossing the Raritan River 0.5 miles (0.8 km) from where it empties into the Raritan Bay in Middlesex County , New Jersey , United States. It connects Perth Amboy to the north and South Amboy to the south.
6-576: The bridge was built in 1908 to replace one that had been built at the crossing in 1875 to serve the New York and Long Branch Railroad , jointly operated by the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ) and Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR). Near the end of its construction, the bridge was sabotaged by a dynamite blast. A few years after completion, the bridge was damaged in a severe winter storm. The bridge has been owned by several different parties since
12-472: The Central Railroad of New Jersey 's Perth Amboy and Elizabethport Railroad . The railroad was jointly owned and operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Central Railroad of New Jersey and became property of Conrail in 1976. It is now part of New Jersey Transit 's North Jersey Coast Line . The railroad had the following connections to others, from north to south: The company
18-552: The CNJ/PRR era: Penn Central (1968–1971), the New Jersey Department of Transportation (to 1983), and New Jersey Transit (NJT). The bridge is used by NJT commuter rail on its North Jersey Coast Line and for Conrail - Norfolk Southern rail freight operations. Federal regulations require the bridge to be open on signal except during rush hour or when a train has passed the home signal for it. The bridge
24-523: Was held September 15, 2020, with completion projected for 2026. This article about a bridge in New Jersey is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . New York and Long Branch Railroad The New York and Long Branch Railroad ( reporting mark NYLB ) was a railroad in central New Jersey , running from Bay Head Junction in Bay Head to Perth Amboy , where it connected to
30-520: Was incorporated on April 8, 1868; its line from Perth Amboy to Long Branch was built in 1875. On December 20, 1881 the following companies were merged into it, listed from north to south: At first, the railroad was leased by the CNJ; the PRR had plans for a parallel Perth Amboy and Long Branch Railroad . A January 3, 1882 agreement split the property between the CNJ and PRR, with trackage rights for each over
36-404: Was scheduled to be replaced after suffering structural damage from Hurricane Sandy in 2012. The bridge was overwashed by the storm surge, struck by two tugboats, and had to be realigned before low-speed service could resume a month later. A $ 446 million federal grant, announced in 2014, will fund construction of a new bridge while trains continue using the existing bridge. A groundbreaking ceremony
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