Coast Guard, 33 CFR 117.723) allows the bridge to open on signal unless the bridge tender is at the nearby HX Draw on the Bergen County Line upstream.NJ Transit announced it would be suspending service on all rail lines Friday evening amid a planned job action by engineers still negotiating a new contract, multiple sources told NBC New York.įor those looking to get home for the long holiday weekend, the suspensions have furthered the chaos already occurring on the rails, as the protest forced a litany of systemwide cancellations throughout the day, starting with the morning rush hour, leaving commuters stranded on platforms and at train stations. The current drawbridge schedule at Upper Hack (as stated by U.S. Remnants of the older swing span are visible just to the north of the current lift span, as concrete abutments and piers remain. It is visible to motorists on the New Jersey Turnpike's western spur between Interchanges 15W and 16W. Upper Hack is the only single-track lift bridge in New Jersey (excluding the Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Bridge connecting to Staten Island).

It was repainted in 1994 to its current turquoise blue color. įollowing a 1963 route realignment, Erie Main Line service began using the bridge, with Erie Lackawanna, NJDOT and later NJ Transit Main Line commuter service continuing to use the route. The new single-track lift bridge cost $5,500,000, financed through a five-year bank loan.

It was built by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad in 1958 and completed in March 1959 to serve the Boonton Branch and replaced an older swing span from 1901 on the site, which had been damaged by shifting currents.

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