Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Bridge
Carries	CSX and M&E rail lines
Crosses	Arthur Kill
Locale	Elizabeth, New Jersey and Staten Island, New York
Design	Vertical lift bridge
Longest span	170.08 meters (558 feet)
Opening date	August 25, 1959

The Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Railroad Bridge was built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1959 to replace an older swing span. The single track bridge connects Elizabeth, New Jersey and Staten Island, and has the distinction of being the largest vertical lift bridge in the world, with two towers of 215 feet each, and a truss span of 135 feet in height and 558 feet in length. The bridge has undergone an extensive rehabilitation in order for trains to accommodate the increased cargo container activity at the Howland Hook Marine Terminal in Staten Island and to assist in transportation of trash and recyclable materials. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1024x768, 271 KB) Summary The wester endge of statene island is linked by a railway drawbridge with the industrial backyards of Elizabeth, NJ Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this... Categories: Companies traded on NYSE | Railway companies of the United States | Alabama railroads | Connecticut railroads | Delaware railroads | Florida current railroads | Georgia railroads | Illinois railroads | Indiana railroads | Kentucky railroads | Louisiana railroads | Maryland railroads | Massachusetts railroads | Michigan railroads | Mississippi railroads | New Jersey railroads | New York railroads | North Carolina railroads | Ohio railroads | Pennsylvania... The Morristown and Erie Railway (M&E) is a freight short line based in Morristown, New Jersey. ... The Arthur Kill, seen from Staten Island, with Carteret, New Jersey in the background. ... Map of Elizabeth in Union County Union County Court House Elizabeth is a City in Union County, New Jersey, in the United States. ... Staten Island, in yellow, lies to the southwest of the rest of New York City. ... NY redirects here. ... Categories: Stub | Bridges | Vertical lift bridges ... August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1876 map The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) is one of the oldest railroads in the United States, with an original line from the port of Baltimore, Maryland, west to the Ohio River at Wheeling and Parkersburg, West Virginia. ... Map of Elizabeth in Union County Union County Court House Elizabeth is a City in Union County, New Jersey, in the United States. ... Staten Island, in yellow, lies to the southwest of the rest of New York City. ... Categories: Stub | Bridges | Vertical lift bridges ... The Howland Hook Marine Terminal is a container port facility located in northwestern Staten Island in New York City, . It is situated on the east side of the Arthur Kill, at the entrance to Newark Bay, just north of the Goethals Bridge. ...

On October 4, 2006, a train crossed the bridge for the first time in 16 years. It consisted of just a single locomotive which will take on switching duties at the New York Container Terminal, also known by its old name, Howland Hook. October 4 is the 277th day of the year (278th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

External link

• Arthur Kill Railroad Lift Bridge at NYCRoads.com

Bridges of the Arthur Kill
Upstream Newark Bay Bridge	Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Bridge	Downstream Goethals Bridge