DB Draw

DB Draw is a derelict railroad swing bridge crossing the Hackensack River between Secaucus and Kearny, in New Jersey, United States. It was built in 1889 by the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad, and was used by the New York and Greenwood Lake and the Newark Branch.

Photo: David Pfeffer, CC BY 2.0.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Laurel Hill and Portal North Bridge.

Laurel Hill

Peak

Snake Hill is an igneous rock intrusion protruding up from the floor of the Meadowlands in southern Secaucus, New Jersey, United States, at a bend in the Hackensack River.

Portal North Bridge

Bridge

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 east of the Sawtooth Bridges. Portal North Bridge is situated 1,600 feet south of DB Draw.

Portal Bridge

Bridge

Photo: NJTScottMaas, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Junction and east of the Sawtooth Bridges. Portal Bridge is situated 1,800 feet south of DB Draw.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marion Section and Croxton.

Marion Section

Hamlet

Photo: Hudconja, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Marion is a section of Jersey City in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Marion Section is situated 2 miles southeast of DB Draw.

Croxton

Hamlet

Photo: Hudconja, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Croxton is a section of Jersey City in the New Jersey Meadowlands in Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is bounded by Secaucus at Penhorn Creek. Croxton is situated 2 miles southeast of DB Draw.

Kearny

Town

Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.

Kearny is a town in the western part of Hudson County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and a suburb of Newark. As of the 2020 United States census, the town's population was 41,999, an increase of 1,315 from the 2010 census count of 40,684, which in turn reflected an increase of 171 from the 40,513 counted in the 2000 census. Kearny is situated 3 miles west of DB Draw.

DB Draw

Type: Bridge
Description: bridge in United States of America
Categories: railway bridge, swing bridge, and transportation
Location: Town of Secaucus, Hudson County, Gateway, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.7583° or 40° 45′ 30″ north

Longitude

-74.09336° or 74° 5′ 36″ west

Open location code

87G7QW54+8M

OpenStreetMap ID

way 709784440

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=bridge

Wikidata ID

Q5204439

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Highlights include Laurel Hill County Park and Riverbend Wetlands Preserve.

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