The HX Draw is a bascule bridge carrying the New Jersey Transit Bergen County Line and Pascack Valley Line across the Hackensack River between Secaucus, New Jersey and East Rutherford. The bridge is also known as The Jack-Knife because of its unusual method of opening.[1]
HX Draw | |
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| Coordinates | 40°47′17″N 74°04′55″W / 40.788078°N 74.081869°W |
| Carries | NJ Transit Bergen County Line and Pascack Valley Line |
| Crosses | Hackensack River |
| Locale | Secaucus and East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| Maintained by | NJ Transit |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Warren through truss bascule bridge |
| Material | Steel |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Strauss Bascule Bridge Co. |
| Opened | 1911 |
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Designed by Joseph Strauss and completed in 1911, this bridge is one of the first heel trunnion bascule bridges built in the United States and originally formed part of the Erie Railroad's main line.[1][2]
In 2008, NJ Transit repainted the span in a new coat of black paint.
See also
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edit- ^ a b "Hackensack River bridges are man-made marvels". South Bergenite. 14 July 2010. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
- ^ "NJMC Master Plan" (PDF). New Jersey Meadowlands Commission. p. 9-2. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
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