Amtrak Bridge No. 7.96
Amtrak Bridge No. 7.96 is a bridge in Essex County, Gateway, New Jersey. Amtrak Bridge No. 7.96 is situated nearby to Red Bridge, as well as near the power station Covanta Essex Company.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sawtooth Bridges and Essex Generating Station.
Sawtooth Bridges
Bridge
Photo: Fan Railer, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sawtooth Bridges are a pair of railroad bridges on the Northeast Corridor known individually as Amtrak Bridge No. 7.80 and Amtrak Bridge No. 7.96. They are located in the Meadowlands in Kearny, New Jersey, between Newark Penn Station and Secaucus Junction at a stretch where the rights-of-way of Amtrak, NJ Transit, PATH, and Conrail converge and re-align. Sawtooth Bridges is situated 850 feet east of Amtrak Bridge No. 7.96.
Essex Generating Station
The Essex Generating Station is a peaking power plant on the banks of the Passaic River, three miles east of Downtown in Newark, New Jersey. The station was a major part of New Jersey’s energy infrastructure, transitioning from a coal-fired power plant to a modern peaking facility before closing in 2022. Essex Generating Station is situated 2,800 feet southeast of Amtrak Bridge No. 7.96.Saint Aloysius Church (Newark, New Jersey)
Church
Saint Aloysius Church (Newark, New Jersey) is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Amtrak Bridge No. 7.96.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harrison and Kearny.
Harrison
Photo: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Harrison is a town in the western part of Hudson County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the New York metropolitan area. It is a suburb of the neighboring city of Newark, and is located 8 miles from New York City.
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 2 miles northwest of Amtrak Bridge No. 7.96.
the Neck
Village
The Ironbound is a neighborhood in the city of Newark in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a large working-class multi-ethnic community, covering about 4 square miles. the Neck is situated 2 miles southwest of Amtrak Bridge No. 7.96.
Amtrak Bridge No. 7.96
- Type: Bridge
- Also known as: “Sawtooth Bridges”
- Category: transportation
- Location: Essex County, Gateway, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.74345° or 40° 44′ 36″ northLongitude
-74.12817° or 74° 7′ 41″ westInception
1907Open location code
87G7PVVC+9POpenStreetMap ID
way 899334506OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Red Bridge and Covanta Essex Company.
Nearby Places
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