Oceanport Draw

Oceanport Draw
Coordinates 40°19′06″N 74°01′31″W / 40.31830°N 74.02527°W / 40.31830; -74.02527Coordinates: 40°19′06″N 74°01′31″W / 40.31830°N 74.02527°W / 40.31830; -74.02527
Carries Conrail
North Jersey Coast Line
Crosses Oceanport Creek
Locale Oceanport, New Jersey
Owner NJ Transit
Bridge Hunter ID NJT
BH 61743[1]
Characteristics
Design Swing
Traversable? Yes; by train only
Clearance below 4 ft (1.2 m) mean high water
6 ft (1.8 m) mean low water
Rail characteristics
No. of tracks 2
Electrified Yes
History
Construction end 1914 (1914)
Oceanport Draw
Location in Monmouth County, New Jersey

Oceanport Draw is railroad moveable bridge over the Oceanport Creek (MP 8.4), a tributary of the Shrewsbury River, in Oceanport in Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States. It is owned and operated by New Jersey Transit Rail Operations (NJT).

History

The bridge was built in 1914 and was used by New York and Long Branch Railroad, which was jointly owned and operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) and the Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ). It became property of Conrail in 1976.[2] It s identified as the Oceanport Creek Bridge (ID#2041) by the New Jersey's state historic preservation office (SHPO; April 4, 1984).[3]

Operations

The swing bridge serves the North Jersey Coast Line (MP 19.80)[3] between the Little Silver and Monmouth Park stations. It is also used by Conrail. As of 2008 the Code of Federal Regulations stipulated that it open on signal with exceptions: four hours notice is required from January 1 through March 31 from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.; from April 1 through April 30 and November 1 through November 30 (from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Thursday, and midnight Sunday through 6 a.m. Monday; and from December 1 through December 31 from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NJT - Oceanport Draw". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  2. ↑ Staples, Robert A. "The North Jersey Coast Line/ New York & Long Branch". Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2009.
  3. 1 2 "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2017-10-01.
  4. ↑ "eCFR — Code of Federal Regulations". ecfr.gov. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
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