HX Draw explained

Bridge Name:HX Draw
Carries:NJ Transit Bergen County Line and Pascack Valley Line
Locale:Secaucus and East Rutherford, New Jersey
Maint:NJ Transit
Material:steel
Builder:Strauss Bascule Bridge Co.
Open:1911

The HX Draw is a bascule bridge carrying the New Jersey Transit Bergen County Line and Pascack Valley Line across the Hackensack River between Secaucus, New Jersey and East Rutherford. The bridge is also known as The Jack-Knife because of its unusual method of opening.[1]

Designed by Joseph Strauss and completed in 1911, this bridge is one of the first heel trunnion bascule bridges built in the United States and originally formed part of the Erie Railroad's main line.[2]

In 2008, NJ Transit repainted the span in a new coat of black paint.

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Notes and References

  1. News: Hackensack River bridges are man-made marvels . South Bergenite . 14 July 2010 . 2011-11-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120919174029/http://www.northjersey.com/community/history/more_history_news/98480549_Bridges_are_man-made_marvels_of_the_Hackensack_River.html?page=all . 2012-09-19.
  2. Web site: NJMC Master Plan . New Jersey Meadowlands Commission . 9-2 . 2011-11-20.