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Hell Gate Bridge
The Hell Gate Bridge (originally the New York Connecting Railroad Bridge) is a 1,017-foot (310 m) steel arch railroad bridge between Astoria in the borough of Queens and Randalls and Wards Islands (which are now joined into one island and are politically part of Manhattan) in New York City, over a portion of the East River known as Hell Gate.Top photos chosen by u all:
NYC - Queens - Astoria: Astoria Park - Hell Gate Bridge
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The Hell Gate Bridge, originally the New York Connecting Railroad Bridge or The East River Arch Bridge, spans 1,107-feet over a narrow tidal strait in the East River known as Hell Gate, connecting Astoria and Randalls and Wards Island. The railroad bridge, completed on September 30, 1916, was the world's longest steel arch bridge until the was opened in 1932. Owned by Amtrak, the bridge is part of the Washington, D.C. to Boston electrified main line known as the Northeast Corridor. It is also used by some CSX, Canadian Pacific, Providence & Worcester Railroad, and New York and Atlantic freight trains. The bridge was conceived in the early 1900's as a way to link New York and the Pennsylvania Railroad with New York and the Pennsylvania Railroad with New England and the New Haven Railroad. Construction was overseen by Gustav Lindenthal, whose original design left a gap of 15 feet between the steel arch and the masonry towers. Fearing that the public assumed that the towers were structurally integral to the bridge, Lindenthal added aesthetic girders between the upper chord of the arch and the towers to make the structure appear more robust. The original plans for the piers on the long approach ramps called for a steel lattice structure. The design was changed to smooth concrete to soothe concerns that asylum inmates on Ward's and Randall's islands would climb the piers to escape. The engineering was so precise that when the last section of the main span was lifted into place, the final adjustment needed to join everything together was half an inch. The bridge originally carried four tracks, two each for passenger and freight, but one freight track was abandoned in the mid-1970s. At one time, all tracks were electrified with the NH-PRR standard 11 kV 25 Hz overhead catenary; the passenger tracks since 1917, and the freight tracks from 1927 to 1969. In 1996, the bridge received a facelift, including its first comprehensive paint job in 80 years. It was painted Hell Gate Red, a dark, natural red.
Hell Gate Bridge
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Hell Gate Bridge Panorama
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taken from the Triborough pedestrian walkway. created with HUG in OSX
Manhattan Bridge
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The Manhattan Bridge rises above downtown Brooklyn.
Triborough Bridge
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Sydney Harbour Bridge vs Hellgate
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Amtrak's Regional Service right after leaving nypenn Station
shows the Amtrak train (Regional Service) crossing Hell Gate Bridge in New York City, parallel to the Triborough Bridge. Then, I walk around the train
Metro North out the window from MO to NICK
CP-4 the Harlem River Lift Bridge, we the pass over the FDR Drive and look down river where Hell Gate Bridge can be seen off in the
high speed trains at Hellgate
Acela Express at steel arch bridge, compare Sydney...trainspotting railfanning high speed trains railroad bridge Acela
Entering New York from the North via Train
Approach to and crossing Hellgate Bridge, then down over Queens, and almost to Sunnyside Yard for tunnel into New York, on Amtrak train from Boston, in
Sydney Riposte
longest single-arch bridge span in the world and a civil engineering marvel in its own right....Sydney Harbour Australia Bridge Hell Gate newyork Acela Express
Hells Gate - Fraser Canyon
Fraser River at Hells Gate. Taken from the bridge over the river...."Hells Gate" "Fraser river"
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