The PATH Lift is a
lift bridge carrying the
Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) rapid transit line across the
Hackensack River
The Hackensack River is a river, approximately 45 miles (72 km) long, in the U.S. states of New York and New Jersey, emptying into Newark Bay, a back chamber of New York Harbor. The watershed of the river includes part of the subur ...
between
Kearny and
Jersey City, New Jersey
Jersey City is the second-most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, after Newark.[Newark
Newark most commonly refers to:
* Newark, New Jersey, city in the United States
* Newark Liberty International Airport, New Jersey; a major air hub in the New York metropolitan area
Newark may also refer to:
Places Canada
* Niagara-on-the ...]
.
History
The bridge was built by the
Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad (reporting mark PRR), legal name The Pennsylvania Railroad Company also known as the "Pennsy", was an American Class I railroad that was established in 1846 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was named ...
(PRR) in 1900. It was part of the PRR main line that terminated at
Exchange Place in Jersey City. Upon the opening of the PRR
North River Tunnels to
Manhattan
Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...
's
Penn Station Pennsylvania Station is a name applied by the Pennsylvania Railroad to several of its grand passenger terminals.
Pennsylvania Station or Penn Station may also refer to
Current train stations
* Baltimore Penn Station
* Pennsylvania Station (Cinci ...
in 1910, the main line traffic was routed on a new alignment to the tunnels, and the Exchange Place line tracks were made available to the
Hudson and Manhattan Railroad
Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) is a rapid transit system in the northeastern New Jersey cities of Newark, Harrison, Jersey City, and Hoboken, as well as Lower and Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It is operated as a wholly owned subsid ...
, a rapid transit line to
lower Manhattan
Lower Manhattan (also known as Downtown Manhattan or Downtown New York) is the southernmost part of Manhattan, the central borough for business, culture, and government in New York City, which is the most populated city in the United States with ...
(later called PATH). Service on a new H&M line between the
Manhattan Transfer station in
Harrison, New Jersey and lower Manhattan began on October 1, 1911. The service was later extended southward to Newark.
Use of the bridge was shared by the PRR and H&M until PRR closed Exchange Place in 1961. Since that time, it has been used solely by H&M/PATH trains on the
Newark–World Trade Center line (known as Newark-Hudson Terminal before 1971).
See also
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List of crossings of the Hackensack River
The Hackensack River courses southward for approximately through Rockland County in New York and Bergen and Hudson counties in northeastern New Jersey, forming the border of the latter two for part of its length. Its source, as identified by th ...
References
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Bridges completed in 1900
PATH (rail system)
Bridges over the Hackensack River
Pennsylvania Railroad bridges
Railroad bridges in New Jersey
Vertical lift bridges in New Jersey
Historic American Engineering Record in New Jersey
Bridges in Hudson County, New Jersey
Buildings and structures in Jersey City, New Jersey
Kearny, New Jersey
Steel bridges in the United States
1900 establishments in New Jersey