Morgan Draw

Morgan Draw
Coordinates 40°27′42″N 74°15′35″W / 40.46161°N 74.25968°W / 40.46161; -74.25968Coordinates: 40°27′42″N 74°15′35″W / 40.46161°N 74.25968°W / 40.46161; -74.25968
Carries Conrail
North Jersey Coast Line
Crosses Cheesequake Creek
Locale Morgan and Laurence Harbor, New Jersey
Owner NJ Transit
Bridge Hunter ID BH 60655[1]
Characteristics
Design Bascule
Traversable? Yes; by train only
Longest span 79 feet (24 m)
Number of spans 6
Piers in water 5
Clearance below 3 feet (0.91 m)
Rail characteristics
No. of tracks 2
Electrified Yes
History
Engineering design by Harry L. Thomas
Constructed by Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Co.
Construction end 1912 (1912)
Rebuilt 2012 (2012) (rehabilitated post-Superstorm Sandy)
Morgan Draw
Location in Middlesex County, New Jersey

Morgan Draw is railroad moveable bridge over the Cheesequake Creek between the Morgan section of Sayreville and Laurence Harbor in Old Bridge in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. Located at MP 0.2 near the mouth on the Raritan Bay, the bascule bridge lies just upstream of the New Jersey Route 35 crossing. It is owned and operated by New Jersey Transit Rail Operations (NJT)[2][3] and substantially rehabilitated in 2005-2008.[4][5] A storm surge during Hurricane Sandy in 2012 caused severe damage to the bridge.[6]

Operations

The Cheesequake Creek is used for recreational boating. The bridge serves the North Jersey Coast Line between the South Amboy and Aberdeen-Matawan stations. It is also used by Conrail. As of 2008 the Code of Federal Regulations stipulated that the it open on signal; except that, at least four hours notice is required rom January 1 through March 31 from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.; from April 1 through April 30 and November 1 through November 30 (from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Thursday, and midnight Sunday through 6 a.m. Monday; and rom December 1 through December 31 from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NJT - Morgan Draw". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Morgan Draw". Bridgehunter. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "REHABILITATION PLANNED FOR 94-YEAR-OLD DRAWBRIDGE ON NORTH JERSEY COAST LINE" (Press release). New Jersey Transit. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  4. ↑ https://www.arema.org/files/library/2012_Conference_Proceedings/Morgan_Draw_Rolling_Lift_Tread_and_Track_Plate_Replacement.pdf
  5. ↑ http://www.ironbc.com/movable-bridges.html
  6. ↑ "ALL BUT ONE NJ TRANSIT RAIL LINES FULLY OR PARTIALLY RESTORED STARTING MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19" (Press release). New Jersey Transit. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "eCFR — Code of Federal Regulations". ecfr.gov. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
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