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Crews are already hard at work building the Portal North Bridge between Kearny, N.J., and Secaucus — a replacement for the current span across the Hackensack River, an aging swing bridge and known choke point for rail traffic across the New Jersey swamp.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 8 July 2024
The Portal North Bridge, which will carry two tracks of Amtrak and NJ Transit traffic over the Hackensack River as well as 2 miles of New Jersey swamp, will replace a 114-year-old swing bridge known for causing delays on the Northeast Corridor.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 13 May 2024
Another guy describes being stuck at the Snow-Reed Swing Bridge in Sailboat Bend on his way to The Riverside Market, not complaining but rejoicing, because … swing bridge!
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2024
The Portal North Bridge and its partner, the eventual Portal South Bridge — which will run along the existing swing bridge’s right-of-way — are the crown jewels of the effort to double train traffic across the swamp.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 13 May 2024
The new Portal North Bridge, which will replace an aging swing bridge, is part of an ambitious regional effort called the Gateway Program that aims to double rail capacity along a 10-mile stretch of track between New York and New Jersey.
—Paul Berger, WSJ, 11 Dec. 2023
The one Milo was bent over—folio 855 recto, with its design for a parabolic swing bridge—rested on the glass of an LED light box.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 7 July 2023
Southport Island, Maine Boothbay Harbor ranks as one of the busiest tourist havens on Maine's MidCoast, but nearby Southport Island, accessible by a single swing bridge, has a more low-key vibe with old Cape Cod-style colonial houses, small country stores, and winding roads.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2023
The railroad crosses sensitive marine ecosystems over a swing bridge over the Swinomish Channel and a trestle across Padilla Bay within the reservation.
—Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2023
Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 8 July 2024
The Portal North Bridge, which will carry two tracks of Amtrak and NJ Transit traffic over the Hackensack River as well as 2 miles of New Jersey swamp, will replace a 114-year-old swing bridge known for causing delays on the Northeast Corridor.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 13 May 2024
Another guy describes being stuck at the Snow-Reed Swing Bridge in Sailboat Bend on his way to The Riverside Market, not complaining but rejoicing, because … swing bridge!
—Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 13 June 2024
The Portal North Bridge and its partner, the eventual Portal South Bridge — which will run along the existing swing bridge’s right-of-way — are the crown jewels of the effort to double train traffic across the swamp.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 13 May 2024
The new Portal North Bridge, which will replace an aging swing bridge, is part of an ambitious regional effort called the Gateway Program that aims to double rail capacity along a 10-mile stretch of track between New York and New Jersey.
—Paul Berger, WSJ, 11 Dec. 2023
The one Milo was bent over—folio 855 recto, with its design for a parabolic swing bridge—rested on the glass of an LED light box.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 7 July 2023
Southport Island, Maine Boothbay Harbor ranks as one of the busiest tourist havens on Maine's MidCoast, but nearby Southport Island, accessible by a single swing bridge, has a more low-key vibe with old Cape Cod-style colonial houses, small country stores, and winding roads.
—Anne Olivia Bauso, Travel + Leisure, 25 Mar. 2023
The railroad crosses sensitive marine ecosystems over a swing bridge over the Swinomish Channel and a trestle across Padilla Bay within the reservation.
—Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2023
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“Swing bridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swing%20bridge. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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