Friday, September 3, 2021

Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Bridge, Elizabeth (Union County)


The Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Bridge is a rail vertical-lift bridge connecting Elizabeth port and Howland Hook Marine Terminal on Staten Island. It contains a single track that is used mainly to carry garbage out of New York City, as well as to transport freight to destinations in west Staten Island. It has the longest lift span of any vertical-lift bridge in the world. It case easily be seen while driving on the New Jersey Turnpike, or crossing the Goethals Bridge.

 

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