Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Bridge — Attraction in New York

The Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Railroad Bridge is a rail vertical-lift bridge connecting Elizabethport, New Jersey and the Howland Hook Marine Terminal on Staten Island, New York, United States. The bridge was built by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1959 to replace the Arthur Kill Bridge, a swing bridge opened in 1890.[6] It contains a single track that is used mainly to carry garbage out of New York City, as well as to transport freight to destinations in western Staten Island. The bridge parallels the Goethals Bridge, which carries Interstate 278. It has the longest lift span of any vertical-lift bridge in the world,[7] with two 215-foot (66 m) towers and a 558-foot (170 m) truss span that allows a 500-foot...

Built in 1952, the Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Railroad Bridge (connecting Elizabeth, NJ to Staten Island), has the longest lift span of any vertical/lift bridge IN THE WORLD! A good view can be found from the Veteran's Memorial Park in Elizabeth, NJ. One can get really close by following some sketchy streets by the seaport. We had a great lunch near the Memorial Park at the Don Julio Restaurant. Highly recommend the delicious Pollo a la Brasa...

This is a vertical lift bridge and has the longest lift span of any vertical-lift bridge In The World! The bridge is single-tracked, freight trains use it to and from Staten Island, and is mostly in the...