Crosses Cheesequake Creek Design Bascule Longest span 24 m Bridge type Bascule bridge | Bridge Hunter ID NJT 403
BH 60655 Traversable? Yes; by train only Location Morgan, New Jersey Cross Cheesequake Creek | |
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Carries Conrail
North Jersey Coast Line Locale Morgan and Laurence Harbor, New Jersey Owner NJ Transit Rail Operations Rebuilt 2012 (rehabilitated post-Superstorm Sandy) Similar Raritan Bay Drawbridge, Lyndhurst Draw, WR Draw, Upper Hack Lift, HX Draw | ||
Morgan Draw is railroad moveable bridge over the Cheesequake Creek between the Morgan section of Sayreville and Laurence Harbor in Old Bridge in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. Located at MP 0.2 near the mouth on the Raritan Bay, the bascule bridge lies just upstream of the New Jersey Route 35 crossing. It is owned and operated by New Jersey Transit Rail Operations (NJT) and substantially rehabilitated in 2005-2008. A storm surge during Hurricane Sandy in 2012 caused severe damage to the bridge.
Operations
The Cheesequake Creek is used for recreational boating. The bridge serves the North Jersey Coast Line between the South Amboy and Aberdeen-Matawan stations. It is also used by Conrail. As of 2008 the Code of Federal Regulations stipulated that the it open on signal; except that, at least four hours notice is required rom January 1 through March 31 from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.; from April 1 through April 30 and November 1 through November 30 (from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Thursday, and midnight Sunday through 6 a.m. Monday; and rom December 1 through December 31 from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.