Pelham Bay Bridge
Pelham Bay Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°51′48″N 73°49′04″W / 40.8634°N 73.8179°W |
| Crosses | Hutchinson River |
| Locale | The Bronx, New York |
| Official name | Pelham Bay Bridge |
| Maintained by | Amtrak |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Bascule bridge, Warren truss |
| Material | Concrete, Steel |
| Longest span | 81.7 feet (24.9 m) |
| History | |
| Designer | Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Co., Chicago, Illinois |
| Opened | 1907 |
| Location | |
The Pelham Bay Bridge, also known as the Amtrak Hutchinson River Bridge, is a two-track movable railroad bridge that carries the Northeast Corridor (NEC) over the Hutchinson River in the Bronx, New York, upstream from the vehicular/pedestrian Pelham Bridge. It is owned by Amtrak, which provides passenger service, and is used by CSX Transportation and the Providence & Worcester Railroad for freight traffic.