Brielle Draw

Bridge in Brielle, Point Pleasant Beach
40°06′22″N 74°03′00″W / 40.10610°N 74.04997°W / 40.10610; -74.04997CarriesNew York and Long Branch (to 1976)
Conrail
North Jersey Coast LineCrossesManasquan RiverLocaleBrielle
Point Pleasant BeachOwnerNew Jersey TransitMaintained byNJTID numberNJT 1362-157CharacteristicsDesignBascule bridgeTotal length1,162.59 feetHistoryOpened1911LocationMap

Brielle Draw is a railroad bascule bridge over Manasquan River in Brielle and Point Pleasant Beach, Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States west of the Manasquan Inlet to the Atlantic Ocean.[1] It carries a single track of the New Jersey Transit Rail Operations (NJT) North Jersey Coast Line (MP 36.38) between Manasquan and Point Pleasant Beach stations. It had once been part of Central Railroad of New Jersey (CNJ), New York & Long Branch Railroad (NYLB) and Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) operations.[2] The line is also served by the River Draw over the Raritan River, the Morgan Draw over Cheesequake Creek, the Oceanport Draw over Oceanport Creek and the Shark River Draw.

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References

  1. ^ "Brielle Bridge Replacement - Hardesty & Hanover". Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  2. ^ "NJT - Brielle Draw". Retrieved 9 December 2016.
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