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Raritan Bay Drawbridge

The Raritan Bay Drawbridge, also known as River-Draw, Raritan Bay Swing Bridge, and Raritan River Railroad Bridge, is a railroad swing bridge crossing the 0.5 miles from where it empties into the in , , United States.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Proprietary House and South Amboy station.

Museum
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in , , , is a historic proprietary governor's mansion, the only one from the original Thirteen Colonies still standing. is situated 3,900 feet northeast of Raritan Bay Drawbridge.

Railway station
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South Amboy is a commuter railroad train station in the city of , , . Servicing trains of New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast Line, electric trains go between New York Penn Station and . is situated 1 mile south of Raritan Bay Drawbridge.

Railway station
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Perth Amboy is a station on NJ Transit's North Jersey Coast Line, located in . The station is located in a cut between Elm Street and Maple Street and between Smith Street and Market Street in downtown Perth Amboy, and has two high side platforms. is situated 1 mile north of Raritan Bay Drawbridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mechanicsville and South Amboy.

Hamlet
South Amboy is a city in , in the U.S. state of , located on . As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 9,411, an increase of 780 from the 2010 census count of 8,631, which in turn reflected an increase of 718 from the 7,913 counted in the 2000 census.

Town
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is a city in , in the U.S. state of , located on . As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 9,411, an increase of 780 from the 2010 census count of 8,631, which in turn reflected an increase of 718 from the 7,913 counted in the 2000 census.

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is a city in northeastern , in the U.S. state of , within the . As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 55,436.

Raritan Bay Drawbridge

Latitude
40.49704° or 40° 29′ 49″ north
Longitude
-74.28042° or 74° 16′ 50″ west
Open location code
87G7FPW9+RR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 710689290
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Wiki­data ID
Q7294562
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