Upper Hack Lift

Upper Hack Lift
Upper Hack Lift
Coordinates40°46′41″N 74°05′24″W / 40.778015°N 74.089906°W / 40.778015; -74.089906 (Upper Hack Lift Bridge)
CarriesOne track of NJ Transit Main Line
CrossesHackensack River
LocaleSecaucus and Lyndhurst, New Jersey
Official nameUpper Hack Bridge
Other name(s)Upper Hackensack Lift, Erie Lift, West Secaucus Bridge
Maintained byNJ Transit
Characteristics
DesignLift bridge
Longest span127 feet
Clearance below8 ft (lowered); 110 ft (raised)
History
OpenedMarch 1959
Location

Upper Hack Lift is a lift bridge carrying the New Jersey Transit Main Line across the Hackensack River at mile 6.9 between Secaucus, New Jersey and Lyndhurst.

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