Raritan Bay Drawbridge

Raritan Bay Drawbridge
Raritan Bay Drawbridge
	In the open position in early summer 2011
Coordinates	40°29′46″N 74°16′52″W / 40.496°N 74.281°W
Carries	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)
No. of spans	30
History
Constructed by	Pennsylvania Steel Company; McCullen and McDermott
Construction end	1908
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]

^ ^a ^b ^c "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.
^ Cite error: The named reference fedregs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[newraritan-1] "New Raritan Bridge Opens for Travel" (PDF). The New York Times. April 22, 1908. Retrieved 2018-06-14.

[dynamite-2] "Dynamiters Wreck New Railway Bridge" (PDF). The New York Times. March 26, 1908. Retrieved 2018-06-14.

[fedregs-3] Cite error: The named reference fedregs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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