Shark River Draw

Shark River Draw is a moveable bridge over the Shark River Inlet, an inlet at the mouth of the Shark River in the towns of Belmar and Avon-by-the-Sea Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States, just west of the Atlantic Ocean.[1]

Shark River Draw
Coordinates40°11′05″N 74°01′33″W
CarriesNew York and Long Branch (to 1976)
Conrail
North Jersey Coast Line
CrossesShark River Inlet
OwnerNew Jersey Transit
ID numberNJT 433
Characteristics
DesignBascule Bridge
History
Construction end1937
Location

The bascule bridge, built in 1937, carries NJ Transit Rail Operations North Jersey Coast Line[2] between the Bradley Beach and Belmar stations. The bridge was built in 1937 by the New York and Long Branch Railroad.[3] It underwent a major 5-stage rehabilitation in 2013–2014.[4][5][6]

The drawbridge runs parallel and downstream to the fixed crossing of the New Jersey Route 35 and upstream of the moveable crossing of New Jersey Route 71 bridge to the east, together with which it is subject to the opening regulations as set out in Title 33 of the Code of Federal Regulations.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Shark River Railroad Bridge is a Bascule bridge located at N 40° 11.088', W 074° 01.539' - Waterway Guide Bridge Listing". Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  2. "NJT - Shark River Draw". Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. "New York and Longbranch Railroad Bascule Bridge, Belmar, New Jersey, United States". Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  4. NJ Transit. "Shark Drawbridge Upgrades". Archived 2016-11-07 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. "Big Shark River Drawbridge Structural Steel Repairs - AmerCom Corp. - New Jersey Consulting Engineers". Archived from the original on 8 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  6. "Shark River -". Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  7. "Shark River (South Channel)". Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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