Bridge–Jay Streets (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)

Bridge-Jay Streets
Bridge-Jay Streets
	Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
Address	Myrtle Avenue and Bridge Street; Brooklyn, NY 11201
Borough	Brooklyn
Locale	Downtown Brooklyn
Coordinates	40°41′38″N 73°59′07″W / 40.693774°N 73.985191°WCoordinates: 40°41′38″N 73°59′07″W / 40.693774°N 73.985191°W
Division	B (BMT)
Services	BMT Culver Line; BMT Myrtle Avenue Line; BMT Lexington Avenue Line; BMT Fifth Avenue Line
Structure	Elevated
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Opened	April 10, 1888
Closed	1940(5th Ave.); 1950(Lex Ave.); October 4, 1969 (Myrtle Ave.)
Former/other names	Jay Street (1888-1944)
Station succession
Next west	Adams Street (1888-1944); None (1944-1969)
Next east	Navy Street (Myrtle Ave. & Lexington Ave.); Fulton Street (5th Ave. & Culver, to 1940)
Location
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops in station at all times
	Stops all times except late nights
	Stops late nights only
	Stops late nights and weekends only
	Stops weekdays only
	Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
	Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction
	Stops daily except rush hours in the peak direction
	Stops rush hours only
	Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
	Station is closed
	(Details about time periods)

Bridge-Jay Street was a station on the demolished BMT Myrtle Avenue Line. It had 2 tracks and 1 island platform. It was opened on April 10, 1888 as Jay Street, and served Myrtle Avenue Line trains as well as the BMT Lexington Avenue Line, and until it was demolished in 1940, the BMT Fifth Avenue Line, which itself also served BMT Culver Line trains. From 1944 until its demolition in 1969, it had a free transfer to the IND Fulton Street and IND Culver lines at Jay Street – Borough Hall. Around that time, it was renamed "Bridge-Jay Street." The next stop to the north was Navy Street for trains traveling on the Lexington & Myrtle Avenue Lines, and Fulton Street other trains until its demolition in 1940. The next stop to the south was Adams Street. The station was closed on October 4, 1969, after a fire on the elevated structure.^[1]

References

↑ Roess, Roger P.; Sansone, Gene (2012-08-23). The Wheels That Drove New York: A History of the New York City Transit System. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783642304842.

"Bridge/Jay Street". NYCSubway.org.
"BMT Myrtle Avenue El". NYCSubway.org.
"Last Days of the Myrtle Avenue El". Forgotten New York. December 9, 2007.

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[1] Roess, Roger P.; Sansone, Gene (2012-08-23). The Wheels That Drove New York: A History of the New York City Transit System. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783642304842.