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The '''PATH Lift''' is a [[lift bridge]] carrying the [[PATH (rail system)|Port Authority Trans-Hudson]] (PATH) rapid transit line across the [[Hackensack River]] between [[Kearny, New Jersey|Kearny]] and [[Jersey City, New Jersey]].
The '''PATH Lift''' is a [[lift bridge]] carrying the [[PATH (rail system)|Port Authority Trans-Hudson]] (PATH) rapid transit line across the [[Hackensack River]] between [[Kearny, New Jersey|Kearny]] and [[Jersey City, New Jersey]]. It is used by PATH trains going to and from [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]].


==History==
==History==
The bridge was built by the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] (PRR) in 1900.<ref>Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society. [http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR1900%20Mar%2005.pdf "PRR Chronology, 1900."] March 2005 Edition.</ref> It was part of the PRR main line that terminated at [[Exchange Place (PRR station)|Exchange Place]] in Jersey City. Upon the opening of the PRR [[North River Tunnels]] to [[Manhattan]] in 1910, the main line traffic was routed on a new alignment to the tunnels, and the Exchange Place line tracks were made available to the [[Hudson and Manhattan Railroad]], a rapid transit line to lower Manhattan (later called PATH). Service on a new H&M line between the [[Manhattan Transfer (PRR station)|Manhattan Transfer]] station in [[Harrison, New Jersey]] and lower Manhattan began on October 1, 1911.<ref>{{cite news |title=Improved Transit Facilities by Newark High Speed Line |first= |last=
The bridge was built by the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] (PRR) in 1900.<ref>Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society. [http://www.prrths.com/Hagley/PRR1900%20Mar%2005.pdf "PRR Chronology, 1900."] March 2005 Edition.</ref> It was part of the PRR main line that terminated at [[Exchange Place (PRR station)|Exchange Place]] in Jersey City. Upon the opening of the PRR [[North River Tunnels]] to [[Manhattan]]'s [[Pennsylvania Station (New York)|Penn Station]] in 1910, the main line traffic was routed on a new alignment to the tunnels, and the Exchange Place line tracks were made available to the [[Hudson and Manhattan Railroad]], a rapid transit line to [[lower Manhattan]] (later called PATH). Service on a new H&M line between the [[Manhattan Transfer (PRR station)|Manhattan Transfer]] station in [[Harrison, New Jersey]] and lower Manhattan began on October 1, 1911.<ref>{{cite news |title=Improved Transit Facilities by Newark High Speed Line
|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1911/10/01/104838501.pdf |newspaper=New York Times |date=October 1, 1911}}</ref>
|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1911/10/01/104838501.pdf |newspaper=New York Times |date=October 1, 1911}}</ref> The service was later extended southward to Newark.


Use of the bridge was shared by the PRR and PATH system, until PRR ended its service to Exchange Place in 1961. Since that time the PATH [[Newark – World Trade Center|Newark – World Trade Center line]] has used the bridge exclusively.<ref>{{Cudahy-Hudson|pages=62–63}}</ref>
Use of the bridge was shared by the PRR and H&M until PRR closed Exchange Place in 1961. Since that time, it has been used solely by H&M/PATH trains on the [[Newark–World Trade Center]] line (known as Newark-Hudson Terminal before 1971).<ref>{{Cudahy-Hudson|pages=62–63}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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Latest revision as of 23:53, 20 January 2024

PATH Lift Bridge
PATH Lift Bridge
(Harsimus Branch and Wittpenn Bridge at right)
Coordinates40°44′24″N 74°04′59″W / 40.740108°N 74.083048°W / 40.740108; -74.083048
CarriesPATH
CrossesHackensack River
LocaleConnecting Kearny and Jersey City, New Jersey
OwnerPort Authority of New York and New Jersey
Characteristics
DesignLift bridge
MaterialSteel
History
Opened1900; 124 years ago (1900)
Location
Map

The PATH Lift is a lift bridge carrying the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) rapid transit line across the Hackensack River between Kearny and Jersey City, New Jersey. It is used by PATH trains going to and from Newark.

History

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The bridge was built by the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) in 1900.[1] It was part of the PRR main line that terminated at Exchange Place in Jersey City. Upon the opening of the PRR North River Tunnels to Manhattan's Penn Station in 1910, the main line traffic was routed on a new alignment to the tunnels, and the Exchange Place line tracks were made available to the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad, a rapid transit line to lower Manhattan (later called PATH). Service on a new H&M line between the Manhattan Transfer station in Harrison, New Jersey and lower Manhattan began on October 1, 1911.[2] The service was later extended southward to Newark.

Use of the bridge was shared by the PRR and H&M until PRR closed Exchange Place in 1961. Since that time, it has been used solely by H&M/PATH trains on the Newark–World Trade Center line (known as Newark-Hudson Terminal before 1971).[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Pennsylvania Railroad Technical & Historical Society. "PRR Chronology, 1900." March 2005 Edition.
  2. ^ "Improved Transit Facilities by Newark High Speed Line" (PDF). New York Times. October 1, 1911.
  3. ^ Cudahy, Brian J. (2002), Rails Under the Mighty Hudson (2nd ed.), New York: Fordham University Press, pp. 62–63, ISBN 978-0-82890-257-1, OCLC 911046235
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