Park Avenue Bridge

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movable bridge railroad bridge vertical-lift bridge

The Park Avenue Bridge is a vertical-lift railroad bridge in New York City that carries Metro-North Railroad tracks between Manhattan and the Bronx.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf movable bridge ⓘ
railroad bridge ⓘ
vertical-lift bridge ⓘ
adjacentTo Harlem ⓘ
Mott Haven neighborhood ⓘ
surface form: Mott Haven
allows marine traffic on Harlem River when raised ⓘ
carries Harlem Line ⓘ
Hudson Line ⓘ
Metro-North Railroad ⓘ
New Haven Line ⓘ
clearanceWhenRaised greater than clearance when lowered ⓘ
connects Manhattan ⓘ
The Bronx ⓘ
constructionStart 1954 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crosses Harlem River ⓘ
crossesAtMilepost near Harlem River mouth ⓘ
designedAs vertical-lift span ⓘ
hasFunction to allow rail traffic over Harlem River ⓘ
hasLiftType vertical lift ⓘ
hasMovableSpan lift span ⓘ
locatedIn Manhattan ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
The Bronx ⓘ
locatedInBorough Manhattan ⓘ
The Bronx ⓘ
locatedNear 125th Street ⓘ
Park Avenue Viaduct ⓘ
locatedOnWaterway Harlem River ⓘ
maintainedBy Metro-North Railroad ⓘ
numberOfTracks 4 ⓘ
opened 1956 ⓘ
operator Metro-North Railroad ⓘ
owner Metro-North Railroad ⓘ
partOf Park Avenue ⓘ
surface form: Park Avenue main line
partOfNetwork Metro-North Railroad ⓘ
surface form: Metro-North Railroad network
precededBy swing bridge built in 19th century ⓘ
railroad Metro-North Railroad ⓘ
railwayTraffic commuter rail ⓘ
region New York ⓘ
surface form: New York State
replaced earlier swing bridge at same location ⓘ
structureType steel bridge ⓘ
usedBy Harlem Line of the Metro-North Railroad ⓘ
surface form: Harlem Line trains

Hudson Line ⓘ
surface form: Hudson Line trains

New Haven Line ⓘ
surface form: New Haven Line trains
usedFor passenger rail service ⓘ

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Harlem River → crossedBy → Park Avenue Bridge ⓘ