Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Bridge

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Arthur_Kill_Vertical_Lift_Bridge
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bridge
gptkbp:carries Conrail Shared Assets Operations (railroad)
gptkbp:clearance_when_down 31 feet
gptkbp:clearance_when_lifted 135 feet
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Elizabeth,_New_Jersey
gptkb:Staten_Island,_New_York
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1957
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:Arthur_Kill
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Hardesty_&_Hanover
gptkbp:engineer gptkb:Hardesty_&_Hanover
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Bridge
gptkbp:length 2,922 feet
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_Jersey
gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:mainSpan 558 feet
gptkbp:maintainedBy gptkb:Conrail_Shared_Assets_Operations
gptkbp:material gptkb:steel
gptkbp:notable_for one of the longest vertical-lift spans in the world
longest vertical-lift span in the United States
gptkbp:opened 1959
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Conrail_Shared_Assets_Operations
gptkbp:railwayLine gptkb:Chemical_Coast_Line
gptkb:Staten_Island_Railway_(freight)
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Arthur_Kill_Bridge_(original_swing_bridge)
gptkbp:status in use
gptkbp:structureType steel bridge
gptkbp:usedFor freight rail traffic
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Vertical-lift_bridge
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5