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General Information

Other name(s): Erie & Lackawanna Railroad Bridge
Beginning of works: 1927
Completion: 2 October 1928
Status: in use

Project Type

Location

Location: , , ,
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Crosses:
  • Hackensack River
Coordinates: 40° 44' 35.52" N    74° 4' 37.20" W
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Technical Information

Dimensions

number of tracks 3

Materials

towers steel
truss steel

Excerpt from Wikipedia

The Lower Hack Lift is a lift bridge carrying the New Jersey Transit Morristown Line across the Hackensack River at mile 3.4, Jersey City, New Jersey.

The massive 3-track lift span was built in 1927-28 by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad under the direction and design of John Alexander Low Waddell. The span was completed and opened October 2, 1928.

In addition to the Morristown and Gladstone lines, Montclair-Boonton Line service and North Jersey Coast Line service (via the Waterfront Connection) also use Lower Hack to access Hoboken Terminal.

According to US Coast Guard regulations, Lower Hack shall open upon signal with at least one hour notice to the bridge tender at Upper Hack Lift on the Main Line.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Lower Hack Lift" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.

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Design

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  • About this
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  • Structure-ID
    20024513
  • Published on:
    30/10/2006
  • Last updated on:
    15/12/2017
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