Amtrak Thames River Bridge
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The Amtrak Thames River Bridge is a movable railroad bridge in Connecticut that carries Amtrak trains across the Thames River between New London and Groton.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amtrak Thames River Bridge canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
movable railroad bridge
ⓘ
truss bridge ⓘ vertical-lift bridge ⓘ |
| allows | passage of ships on the Thames River when raised ⓘ |
| carries |
Amtrak trains
ⓘ
railroad traffic ⓘ |
| connects |
Groton, Connecticut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New London, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Thames River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | high-speed passenger rail ⓘ |
| hasDesign | lift-span ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
to allow rail traffic to cross the Thames River
ⓘ
to provide navigational clearance for marine traffic via movable span ⓘ |
| hasMovableSpan | vertical lift span ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| hasOwnerType | federal government corporation (via Amtrak) ⓘ |
| hasSpanType | movable span ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance | key rail crossing on the Northeast Corridor in southeastern Connecticut ⓘ |
| hasTraffic |
freight trains
ⓘ
passenger trains ⓘ |
| isOnWaterway | navigable section of the Thames River ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Connecticut
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInWaterBody | Thames River estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | New London Union Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Amtrak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| municipalityOnEastBank | Town of Groton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| municipalityOnWestBank | City of New London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | New London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyTown | Groton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1919 ⓘ |
| owner | Amtrak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Northeast Corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRoute | rail line between New Haven and Boston ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Amtrak Northeast Corridor main line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | New England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier swing-span railroad bridge over the Thames River ⓘ |
| state | Connecticut ⓘ |
| structureType | railway bridge ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Amtrak Acela
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amtrak Northeast Regional NERFINISHED ⓘ Amtrak freight operations (via trackage rights) ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Thames River (Connecticut)