Sometimes people are surprised to learn that there are two railroad drawbridges in L.I.C. The LIRR Drawbridges are hidden in plain sight. DB and M drawbridges are located right next to each other just off Newtown Creek in LIC. Both were built for 2 track operations, and both only have a single stretch of track in use today. The similarities end there.
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Category: Railroad
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LIRR Drawbridges in L.I.C.
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Hell Gate Bridge
So far as I’m concerned, there is only one bridge in NYC that matters. Only one bridge worth climbing. Only one bridge shrouded in more ghost stories and urban legends than you could fit into a 200 page issue of Weird NJ. Entire movies have been written about this bridge. Hell Gate Bridge. This is its story.
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