CNJ's Newark bay draw

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I wanted to start this tread to showcase pics and info on the Newark bay drawbridge, known on CNJ time tables as "DY". It connected Bayonne and Elizabeth NJ. I will mainly concentrate on the third incarnation of the bridge to occupy this space. It no longer stands today, but for most of it's life it was the largest RR bridge of it's type in the world. Four tracks wide and over a mile long (almost 2), with 4 sections that could be raised or lowered independently of each other. To start I'll just post a link to a pic of the 2nd bridge to cross in that same spot,

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And also a link to another forum that has lots of pics and info on the same bride.

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More to come latter.