New York and Long Branch (to 1976) Conrail North Jersey Coast Line
Crosses
Raritan River
Locale
Perth Amboy and South Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Other name(s)
River Draw
Owner
New Jersey Transit
ID number
NJT 400
Characteristics
Design
Swing bridge
Longest span
331 feet (101 m)[1]
No. of spans
30[1]
History
Constructed by
Pennsylvania Steel Company McCullen and McDermott[2]
Construction end
1908[1]
Location
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.[3]
^ abc"New Raritan Bridge Opens for Travel" (PDF). The New York Times. April 22, 1908. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
^"Dynamiters Wreck New Railway Bridge" (PDF). The New York Times. March 26, 1908. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
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