Lower Hack Lift

Bridge in Jersey City, New Jersey and Kearny
40°44′36″N 74°04′37″W / 40.7432°N 74.0770°W / 40.7432; -74.0770 (Lower Hack Lift Bridge)CarriesNew Jersey TransitCrossesHackensack RiverLocaleJersey City, New Jersey and KearnyOther name(s)Erie-Lackawanna Railroad BridgeMaintained byNew Jersey TransitCharacteristicsDesignLift bridgeMaterialSteelHistoryDesignerJohn Alexander Low WaddellConstruction start1927OpenedOctober 2, 1928; 95 years ago (1928-10-02)LocationMap

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 three-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.

Seen from the southwest in 2006

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.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Coast Guard. "Title 33--Navigation and Navigable Waters, Chapter I, Part 117, Section 723 - Hackensack River". Code of Federal Regulations. July 1, 2007. 33 CFR 117.723.

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  • Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NJ-42, "Erie & Lackawanna Railroad Bridge, Spanning Hackensack River, Kearny, Hudson County, NJ", 10 photos, 2 data pages, 1 photo caption page
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