Beach Bridge, or Beach Drawbridge, is a railroad

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over Beach Thorofare Waterway in

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just west of the

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. It carries the

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(NJT)

Atlantic City Line The Atlantic City Line (ACL) is a commuter rail line operated by NJ Transit (NJT) in the United States between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Atlantic City, New Jersey, operating along the corridor of the White Horse Pike. It runs over trackage ...

milepoint A milestone is a numbered marker placed on a route such as a road, railway line, canal or boundary. They can indicate the distance to towns, cities, and other places or landmarks; or they can give their position on the route relative to so ...

mile 68.9 and is parallel to the

Atlantic City Expressway The Atlantic City Expressway, officially numbered, but unsigned, as Route 446 and abbreviated A.C. Expressway, ACE, or ACX, and known locally as the Expressway, is a long toll road in the U.S. state of New Jersey, managed and operated by t ...

. Built in 1922, the swing bridge was rehabilitated in 1988 and 2004. Operation of bridge openings for maritime traffic is provided by the

Title 33 of the Code of Federal Regulations Title 33 is the portion of the Code of Federal Regulations that governs Navigation and Navigable Waters within the United States. It is available in digital or printed form. Title 33 and Title 46 of the Code of Federal Regulations are usually co ...

.Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters PART 117—DRAWBRIDGE OPERATION REGULATIONS Subpart B—Specific Requirements, New Jersey, 20 December, 2016
/ref> An earlier bridge at the location had been the site of the

1906 Atlantic City train wreck The 1906 Atlantic City train wreck occurred in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Sunday October 28, 1906, when a West Jersey and Seashore Railroad electric train fell off a draw (swing) bridge, drowning 53 people.Haine Accident The newly-constructe ...

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