Portal North Bridge
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The Portal North Bridge is a railroad bridge that carries the Northeast Corridor over the Hackensack River in Hudson County, New Jersey. It is located in Secaucus west of Secaucus Junction and Kearny
The bridge under construction in June 2025
Groundbreaking ceremony for the Portal North Bridge, August 2022
Portal North Bridge under construction, January 2025, with sign from Amtrak and NJ Transit on it for viewing from existing Portal Bridge
The old Portal Bridge viewed from an Acela train on the new Portal North Bridge in 2026
Portal Bridge
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The Portal Bridge is a two-track rotating swing-span railroad bridge over the Hackensack River in Kearny and Secaucus, New Jersey, United States. It is on the Northeast Corridor just west of Secaucus
Portal North Bridge
…the Gateway Program to rehabilitate and expand the NEC between Newark Penn Station and New York Penn Station and replace the 115 year-old swing-span Portal Bridge. It is a fixed span (with the main spans formed by three steel tied arches) with a vertical clearance of 50 feet (15 m) above mean water level and…
The bridge in 2021
The bridge shortly after its construction in 1910. Note The bridge bed was strengthened with rails on the inside of the tracks as a safety measure. This was a very common construction method during that time.
The Portal Bridge in 2023 (center), with construction for the Portal North Bridge visible. The Lewandowski Bridge carrying the New Jersey Turnpike is at left.