National Register of Historic Places

69th Street Transfer Bridge

New York, New York County, New York
Listed
June 25, 2003
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
03000577

About this property

The 69th Street Transfer Bridge, part of the West Side Line of the New York Central Railroad, was a dock for car floats which allowed the transfer of railroad cars from the rail line to car floats which crossed the Hudson River to the Weehawken Yards in New Jersey. Its innovative linkspan design kept the boxcars from falling into the river while being loaded. The transfer bridge was constructed in 1911 based on an innovative design by James B. French that allowed cargo to be rapidly loaded and unloaded. After it fell into disuse, it was in danger of being torn down and removed, but around the year 2000, during renovations of Riverside Park, following the example of Gantry Plaza State Park, it became a prominent feature of the park. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. Similar facilities are in use between 65th Street Yard in Brooklyn and Greenville Yard in Jersey City by the New York New Jersey Rail, LLC, which still operates car floats across Upper New York Bay. As of October 2014, the New York City Department of Parks is in the design phase of a project to reconstruct, restore and adaptively reuse the 69th Street Transfer Bridge.

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New York, New York County, New York
40.77906, -73.99020

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When was 69th Street Transfer Bridge listed on the National Register?

69th Street Transfer Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 25, 2003.

What type of historic resource is 69th Street Transfer Bridge?

69th Street Transfer Bridge is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for 69th Street Transfer Bridge is recorded as the industrial era.

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