Pelham Bay Bridge, Railway bridge in The Bronx, US.
The Pelham Bay Bridge is a railway structure in the Bronx that crosses the Hutchinson River using steel and concrete construction. Its most notable feature is a movable bascule opening that allows boats to pass while approach spans support the structure on both sides.
The New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad completed the bridge in 1907, originally as three parallel two-track spans. It is a Scherzer-type bascule bridge carrying the Northeast Corridor over the Hutchinson River. Amtrak partially rehabilitated it in 2009, and the structure is now considered obsolete, with train speeds limited to 45 mph (72 km/h).
The bridge links communities across the Bronx and allows both trains and boats to pass through its moving span. This dual purpose shapes how the place functions in daily life.
The bridge is an active railway crossing owned by Amtrak and is not open to visitors; there is no pedestrian or vehicular deck. Views of the steel lattice tower and its timber fenders come from the banks of the Hutchinson River and from the nearby Pelham Bridge, which carries vehicles and pedestrians. Trains pass at speeds capped at 45 mph (72 km/h).
The lift span is staffed and must open on demand, doing so several times a day for commercial boats. The bridge was built in 1907 using the Scherzer rolling-lift system, and its three original parallel two-track spans have since been reduced. Amtrak plans to replace it with a high-level fixed bridge.
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