Shark River Draw | |
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 A Bombardier ALP-45A Crosses the Shark River Draw | |
| Coordinates | 40°11′05″N74°01′33″W / 40.184636°N 74.025849°W /40.184636; -74.025849 (Shark River Draw) |
| Carries | New York and Long Branch (up until 1976) Ocean Avenue |
| Crosses | Shark River Inlet |
| Owner | New Jersey Transit |
| ID number | NJT 433 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Bascule Bridge |
| History | |
| Construction end | 1937 |
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 Interactive map of Shark River Draw | |
TheShark River Draw, commonly known as theBelmar Bridge, is amoveabledrawbridge that over theShark River Inlet, aninlet at the mouth of theShark River in the towns ofBelmar andAvon-by-the-SeaMonmouth County,New Jersey, United States, just west of theAtlantic Ocean.[1]
Thebascule bridge carriesNJ Transit Rail OperationsNorth Jersey Coast Line[2] between theBradley Beach andBelmar stations. The bridge was built in 1937 by theNew York and Long Branch Railroad.[3] It underwent a major 5-stage rehabilitation in 2013–2014.[4][5][6]
The drawbridge runs parallel and downstream to thefixed crossing of theNew Jersey Route 35 and upstream of the moveable crossing ofNew Jersey Route 71 bridge to the east, together with which it is subject to the opening regulations as set out inTitle 33 of the Code of Federal Regulations.[7]
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