East River Arch Bridge of the New York Connecting Railroad

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 , and , via .
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  • Type: Bridge
  • Description: through arch bridge connecting the Bronx and Queens in New York City
  • Also known as: “East River Arch Bridge”, “Hell Gate Bridge”, “Hell’s Gate Bridge”, “Hellgate Brücke”, “Hellgate-Brücke”, “most Hell Gate”, “New York Connecting Railroad Bridge”, “The East River Arch Bridge”, “Мост Дяволска Врата”, “גשר הלגייט”, “גשר שער הגהינום”, “헬 게이트 교”, and “地獄之門大橋”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Robert F Kennedy Memorial Bridge and Astoria Park.

Bridge
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The Robert F. Kennedy Bridge is a complex of bridges… is situated 1,700 feet southwest of East River Arch Bridge of the New York Connecting Railroad.

Park
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is a 59.96-acre public park in the neighborhood of in .

Park
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Astoria and East Harlem.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in the western portion of the borough of .

Neighborhood
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, also known as Spanish Harlem…

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood geographically located…

East River Arch Bridge of the New York Connecting Railroad

Latitude
40.78255° or 40° 46′ 57″ north
Longitude
-73.92199° or 73° 55′ 19″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Open location code
87G8Q3MH+26
Open­Street­Map ID
way 394608567
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Geo­Names ID
5120440
Wiki­data ID
Q1035131
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“East River Arch Bridge of the New York Connecting Railroad” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جسر بوابة الجحيم”
  • Basque: “Hell Gate zubia”
  • Bulgarian: “Дяволска врата (мост)”
  • Bulgarian: “Хел Гейт”
  • Catalan: “Hell Gate Bridge”
  • Catalan: “Pont de Hell Gate”
  • Chinese: “地狱门大桥”
  • Chinese: “地獄門大橋”
  • Czech: “Hell Gate Bridge”
  • Dutch: “Hell Gate Bridge”
  • French: “Hell Gate Bridge”
  • German: “Hell Gate Bridge”
  • Hebrew: “גשר הל גייט”
  • Hungarian: “Hell Gate híd”
  • Italian: “Hell Gate Bridge”
  • Japanese: “ヘルゲート橋”
  • Korean: “헬 게이트 다리”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hell Gate Bridge”
  • Norwegian: “Hell Gate Bridge”
  • Persian: “پل هل گیت”
  • Portuguese: “Ponte de Hell Gate”
  • Russian: “Мост Хелл-Гейт”
  • Slovenian: “Hell Gate Bridge”
  • Spanish: “Puente de Hell Gate”
  • Spanish: “puente Hell Gate”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Steinway and Yorkville.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Flight 587 November 12 2001 memorial and Citi Bike - Shore Blvd & Astoria Park.

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