Portal Bridge, Jersey City

Name: Portal Bridge
Address: Jersey City, United States

#72 among attractions in Jersey City

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Facts and practical information

The Portal Bridge is a two-track moveable 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. Owned and operated by Amtrak, and used extensively by NJ Transit, it is the busiest train span in the Western Hemisphere, carrying between 150,000 and 200,000 passengers per day on approximately 450 daily trains. ()

Length: 961 ftCoordinates: 40°45'13"N, 74°5'41"W

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Jersey City United States

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Portal Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pulaski Skyway, Snake Hill, Field Station: Dinosaurs, Wittpenn Bridge.

1.3 miS
Bridge
Pulaski Skyway, Newark
33 min walk • The Pulaski Skyway is a four-lane bridge-causeway in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of New Jersey, carrying an expressway designated U.S. Route 1/9 for most of its length. The structure has a total length of 3.502 miles. Its longest bridge spans 550 feet.
0.7 miNE
Park
Snake Hill, Jersey City
17 min walk • Snake Hill is an igneous rock intrusion jutting up from the floor of the Meadowlands in southern Secaucus, New Jersey, at a bend in the Hackensack River.
0.8 miNE
Park, View point, Natural history museum
Field Station: Dinosaurs, Secaucus
22 min walk • Field Station: Dinosaurs is an outdoor prehistoric theme park with two locations in the United States. The park is designed for families with children between the ages of three and eleven.
1.1 miSE
Bridge
Wittpenn Bridge, Jersey City
29 min walk • The Wittpenn Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge that carries New Jersey Route 7 over the Hackensack River connecting Kearny and Jersey City, New Jersey. It is named after H. Otto Wittpenn, a former mayor of Jersey City. The bridge has an annual average daily traffic of nearly 50,000 vehicles, including about 2,000 trucks.
1.2 miNE
Cemetery
Hudson County Burial Grounds, Jersey City
30 min walk • The Hudson County Burial Grounds are also known as the Secaucus Potter's Field and Snake Hill Cemetery and it is located in Secaucus, New Jersey.
~1760 ftN
Bridge
DB Draw, Jersey City
9 min walk • DB Draw is a 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.
1.1 miSE
Bridge
PATH Lift Bridge, Jersey City
29 min walk • The PATH Lift is a lift bridge carrying the Port Authority Trans-Hudson rapid transit line across the Hackensack River between Kearny and Jersey City, New Jersey. It is used by PATH trains going to and from Newark.
1.2 miSE
Bridge
Lower Hack Lift, Jersey City
30 min walk • The Lower Hack Lift is a lift bridge carrying the New Jersey Transit Morristown Line across the Hackensack River at mile 3.4, Jersey City, New Jersey. The massive 3-track lift span was built in 1927–28 by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad under the direction and design of John Alexander Low Waddell.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Portal Bridge?

Nearby attractions include DB Draw, Jersey City (9 min walk), Snake Hill, Jersey City (17 min walk), Field Station: Dinosaurs, Secaucus (22 min walk).

How to get to Portal Bridge by public transport?

The nearest stations to Portal Bridge:

Train

Secaucus Junction (29 min walk)

Bus

Secaucus Junction Bus Terminal (31 min walk)