New York Connecting Railroad Bridge

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/New_York_Connecting_Railroad_Bridge
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bridge
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Hell_Gate_Bridge
gptkbp:architecturalStyle gptkb:bridge
gptkbp:carries gptkb:Amtrak_trains
freight trains
gptkbp:clearanceBelow 135 feet
gptkbp:connects gptkb:The_Bronx
gptkb:Astoria,_Queens
gptkb:Randalls_and_Wards_Islands
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1912
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:East_River
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Gustav_Lindenthal
gptkbp:engineer gptkb:Othmar_Ammann
gptkbp:featuredIn various films and media
gptkbp:hasApproachViaducts yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label New York Connecting Railroad Bridge
gptkbp:length 17,000 feet
gptkbp:listedOn gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
gptkbp:location gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:mainSpan 977 feet
gptkbp:maintainedBy gptkb:Amtrak
gptkbp:material gptkb:steel
gptkbp:notableFor largest steel arch bridge in the world at time of completion
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 79001603
gptkbp:numberOfSpans gptkb:Hell_Gate_(waterway)
gptkbp:opened 1916
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Amtrak
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Northeast_Corridor
gptkbp:structureType through arch bridge
gptkbp:usedFor rail traffic
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hell_Gate_Bridge
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5