Morgan Draw
Morgan Draw | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Carries | Conrail North Jersey Coast Line |
| Crosses | Cheesequake Creek |
| Locale | Morgan and Laurence Harbor, New Jersey |
| Owner | NJ Transit |
| Bridge Hunter ID | NJT 403 BH 60655[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Bascule |
| Traversable? | Yes; by train only |
| Longest span | 79 ft (24 m) |
| No. of spans | 6 |
| Piers in water | 5 |
| Clearance below | 3 ft (0.91 m) |
| Rail characteristics | |
| No. of tracks | 2 |
| Electrified | Yes |
| History | |
| Engineering design by | Harry L. Thomas |
| Constructed by | Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Co. |
| Construction end | 1912 |
| Rebuilt | 2012 (rehabilitated post-Superstorm Sandy) |
| Location | |
| Lua error in Module:Infobox_mapframe at line 51: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
Morgan Draw is railroad moveable bridge over the Cheesequake Creek between the Morgan section of Sayreville and Laurence Harbor in Old Bridge in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. Located at MP 0.2 near the mouth on the Raritan Bay, the bascule bridge lies just upstream of the New Jersey Route 35 crossing. It is owned and operated by New Jersey Transit Rail Operations (NJT)[2][3] and substantially rehabilitated in 2005-2008.[4][5] A storm surge during Hurricane Sandy in 2012 caused severe damage to the bridge.[6]
Operations
[edit | edit source]The Cheesequake Creek is used for recreational boating. The bridge serves the North Jersey Coast Line between the South Amboy and Aberdeen-Matawan stations. It is also used by Conrail. As of 2008 the Code of Federal Regulations stipulated that it open on signal; except that, at least four hours notice is required from January 1 through March 31 from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.; from April 1 through April 30 and November 1 through November 30 (from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Thursday, and midnight Sunday through 6 a.m. Monday; and rom December 1 through December 31 from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.[7]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]
- Railroad bridges in New Jersey
- NJ Transit bridges
- Sayreville, New Jersey
- Old Bridge Township, New Jersey
- Bascule bridges in the United States
- Bridges in Middlesex County, New Jersey
- Transportation in Middlesex County, New Jersey
- Bridges completed in 1912
- Central Railroad of New Jersey
- Pennsylvania Railroad bridges
- 1912 establishments in New Jersey