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Hell Gate Bridge

Through arch bridge connecting the Bronx and Queens in New York City

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Also known as New York Connecting Railroad Bridge · The East River Arch Bridge · East River Arch Bridge of the New York Connecting Railroad

Country: United States
Located in: Queens
, The Bronx
, Manhattan
Founded: September 30, 1916

Overview

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The Hell Gate Bridge is a railroad bridge in New York City. The bridge carries two tracks of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor and one freight track between Astoria, Queens, and Port Morris, Bronx, via Randalls and Wards Islands. Its main span is a 1,017-foot (310 m) steel through arch across Hell Gate, a strait of the East River that separates Wards Island from Queens. The bridge also includes several approach viaducts and two spans across smaller waterways; including these spans, the bridge is 17,000 feet (5,200 m) long. It is one of the few rail connections from Long Island, of which Queens is part, to the continental United States.

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Crosses: East River
Hell Gate
Owned by: Amtrak
Maintained by: Amtrak
Longest span: 310 m
Length: 310 m
Structural engineer: Gustav Lindenthal
Native label: Hell Gate Bridge
Height: 93 m
Carries thoroughfare: Hell Gate Line

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40.7825, -73.9219OpenStreetMap ↗

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