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The Hell Gate Bridge is a railroad bridge in New York City. The bridge carries two tracks of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor and one freight track between Astoria, Queens, and Port Morris, Bronx, via Rand
The main span above Hell Gate
The main span's arch, as ultimately approved
Bridge under construction c. 1915
The Hell Gate Bridge's main span in front of the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge's suspension span
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Hell Gate is a narrow tidal strait in the East River in New York City. It separates Astoria, Queens, from Randall's and Wards Islands in Manhattan.
Hell Gate Bridge
…track between Astoria, Queens, and Port Morris, Bronx, via Randalls and Wards Islands. Its main span is a 1,017-foot (310 m) steel through arch across Hell Gate, a strait of the East River that separates Wards Island from Queens. The bridge also includes several approach viaducts and two spans across smaller…
Hell Gate and the Hell Gate Bridge, looking north
The excavations and tunnels used to undermine Hallet's Point near the former site of Fort Stevens
The 1885 explosion