HX Draw

HX Draw
The HX Draw Bridge in 2009
Coordinates40°47′17″N 74°04′55″W / 40.788078°N 74.081869°W / 40.788078; -74.081869 (HX Draw Bridge)
CarriesNJ Transit Bergen County Line and Pascack Valley Line
CrossesHackensack River
LocaleSecaucus and East Rutherford, New Jersey
Maintained byNJ Transit
Characteristics
DesignWarren through truss bascule bridge
MaterialSteel
History
Constructed byStrauss Bascule Bridge Co.
Opened1911
Location

The HX Draw is a bascule bridge carrying the New Jersey Transit Bergen County Line and Pascack Valley Line across the Hackensack River between Secaucus and East Rutherford. It is commonly nicknamed the "Jack-Knife Bridge" due to its single-leaf bascule mechanism that lifts vertically like a knife blade.

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