Oceanport Draw

Bridge in Oceanport, New Jersey

40°19′06″N 74°01′31″W / 40.31830°N 74.02527°W / 40.31830; -74.02527CarriesNorth Jersey Coast LineCrossesOceanport CreekLocaleOceanport, New JerseyOwnerNJ TransitBridge Hunter IDNJT
BH 61743^[1]CharacteristicsDesignSwingTraversable?Yes; by train onlyClearance below4 ft (1.2 m) mean high water
6 ft (1.8 m) mean low waterRail characteristicsNo. of tracks2ElectrifiedYesHistoryConstruction end1914 (1914)Location Map

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 is 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. 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]

References

^ "NJT - Oceanport Draw". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
^ Staples, Robert A. "The North Jersey Coast Line/ New York & Long Branch". Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved April 7, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ ^a ^b "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places". New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
^ "eCFR — Code of Federal Regulations". ecfr.gov. Retrieved June 13, 2015.