The Lower Hack Lift is a

lift bridge A vertical-lift bridge or just lift bridge is a type of movable bridge in which a span rises vertically while remaining parallel with the deck. The vertical lift offers several benefits over other movable bridges such as the bascule and swi ...

carrying the

New Jersey Transit New Jersey Transit Corporation, branded as NJ Transit, and often shortened to NJT, is a state-owned public transportation system that serves the U.S. state of New Jersey, along with portions of New York State and Pennsylvania. It operates bus, ...

Morristown Line The Morristown Line is an NJ Transit commuter rail line connecting Morris and Essex counties to New York City, via either New York Penn Station or Hoboken Terminal. Out of 60 inbound and 58 outbound daily weekday trains, 28 inbound and 26 outboun ...

across the

Hackensack River The Hackensack River is a river, approximately 45 miles (72 km) long, in the U.S. states of New York and New Jersey, emptying into Newark Bay, a back chamber of New York Harbor. The watershed of the river includes part of the suburba ...

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 Dr. John Alexander Low Waddell (January 15, 1854 – March 3, 1938, often shortened to J.A.L. Waddell and sometimes known as John Alexander Waddell) was a Canadian-American civil engineer and prolific bridge designer, with more than a thousa ...

. The span was completed and opened October 2, 1928. In addition to the Morristown and Gladstone lines,

Montclair-Boonton Line The Montclair-Boonton Line is a commuter rail line of New Jersey Transit Rail Operations in the United States. It is part of the Hoboken Division. The line is a consolidation of three individual lines: the former Delaware, Lackawanna & Western R ...

service and

North Jersey Coast Line The North Jersey Coast Line is a commuter rail line running from Rahway to Bay Head, New Jersey, traversing through the Jersey Shore region. Operated by New Jersey Transit, the line is electrified as far south as Long Branch. On rail system ma ...

service (via the

Waterfront Connection The Waterfront Connection allows NJ Transit trains to switch from the former Pennsylvania Railroad main line (now the Newark Division) to the former Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad main line (now the Hoboken Division). The connecti ...

) also use Lower Hack to access

Hoboken Terminal Hoboken Terminal is a commuter-oriented intermodal passenger station in Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey. One of the New York metropolitan area's major transportation hubs, it is served by nine NJ Transit (NJT) commuter rail lines, one ...

. According to US Coast Guard regulations, Lower Hack shall open upon signal with at least one hour notice to the bridge tender at

Upper Hack Lift 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. History It was built by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad in 1958 and ...

on the

Main Line Mainline, ''Main line'', or ''Main Line'' may refer to: Transportation Railway *Main line (railway), the principal artery of a railway system *Main line railway preservation, the practice of operating preserved trains on an operational railway ...

.U.S. Coast Guard. .

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Movable Railroad Bridges of New Jersey-photo catalogViews from Lower Hack
* Bridges completed in 1928 Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad bridges Bridges over the Hackensack River NJ Transit bridges Railroad bridges in New Jersey Vertical lift bridges in New Jersey Buildings and structures in Jersey City, New Jersey Bridges in Hudson County, New Jersey Historic American Engineering Record in New Jersey Kearny, New Jersey 1928 establishments in New Jersey Steel bridges in the United States {{NewJersey-bridge-struct-stub

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