Pelham Bay Bridge
Coordinates: 40 ° 51 ′ 48 " N , 73 ° 49 ′ 4" W.
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| use | Railway bridge | |
| Convicted | Hutchinson River | |
| Entertained by | Amtrak | |
| overall length | 271.5 m | |
| Longest span | 24.9 m | |
| completion | 1907 | |
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The Pelham Bay Bridge is a 1907 Scherzer system bascule rail bridge in Bronx , New York . It belongs to the Northeast Corridor (NEC) and runs over the Hutchinson River .
The speed is currently limited to 45 mph (72 km / h). Therefore, the bridge is to be demolished and replaced by a new high bridge.
Individual evidence
- ^ Regional Plan Association: Getting Back on Track, p. 21
- ↑ Michael J. Abrahams: Bridge Engineering Handbook . Ed .: Wai-Fah Chen, Lian Duan. CRC Press, Boca Raton Fl 2000, 21: Movable Bridges ( PDF ).
- ^ Pelham Bay Bridge Replacement