Bridge–Jay Streets station explained

Type:former
Bridge-Jay Streets
Service Custom:BMT Culver Line
BMT Myrtle Avenue Line
BMT Lexington Avenue Line
BMT Fifth Avenue Line
BMT West End Line (Until 1916)
Platforms:1 island platform
Tracks:2
Address:Myrtle Avenue and Bridge Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Borough:Brooklyn
Locale:Downtown Brooklyn
Coordinates:40.6938°N -73.9852°W
Division:BMT
Structure:Elevated
Close Date: (5th Avenue)[1]
(Lex Avenue)
(Myrtle Avenue)
Other Name:Jay Street (1888 - 1944)
Next Topwest:Adams Street (1888 - 1944)
None (1944 - 1969)
Next East:Navy Street (Myrtle Avenue & Lexington Avenue)
Fulton Street (5th Avenue, Culver, West End)

The Bridge-Jay Street station was a station on the demolished BMT Myrtle Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It had 2 tracks and 1 island platform. It was opened on April 10, 1888, as Jay Street, and served Myrtle Avenue Line trains as well as the BMT Lexington Avenue Line, and until it was demolished in 1940, the BMT Fifth Avenue Line, which itself also served BMT Culver Line trains. From 1944 until its demolition in 1969, it had a free transfer to the IND Fulton Street and IND Culver lines at Jay Street – Borough Hall. Around that time, it was renamed "Bridge-Jay Street." The next stop to the north was Navy Street for trains traveling on the Lexington & Myrtle Avenue Lines, and Fulton Street other trains until its demolition in 1940. The next stop to the south was Adams Street. The station was closed on October 4, 1969, after a fire on the elevated structure.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Plans Pushed to Mark Fulton 'L's" Last Run . October 16, 2019 . . May 27, 1940 . 12. Newspapers.com.
  2. Book: Roess, Roger P.. The Wheels That Drove New York: A History of the New York City Transit System. Sansone. Gene. 2012-08-23. Springer Science & Business Media. 9783642304842. en.
  3. News: 1,200 on Last Trip On Myrtle Ave. El; Cars Are Stripped. October 4, 1969. The New York Times. 0362-4331. June 5, 2016.