Beach Bridge

Beach Bridge
Beach Bridge
Coordinates	39°21′51″N 74°26′43″W / 39.36430°N 74.44529°W
Carries	2 railroad tracks of the Atlantic City Line
Crosses	Beach Thorofare (Intracoastal Waterway)
Locale	Atlantic City, New Jersey
Owner	NJ Transit Rail Operations
Maintained by	NJ Transit Rail Operations
Characteristics
Design	Swing bridge
Clearance below	35 feet (11 m)
History
Opened	1922
Location
References

The Beach Bridge, also known as the Beach Thorofare Bridge, is a railroad swing bridge over the Beach Thorofare, part of the Intracoastal Waterway in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. The bridge carries two tracks of the Atlantic City Line, and connects mainland New Jersey with Absecon Island.^[3]

The bridge is located 68.9 miles (110.9 km) north of the Delaware Bay along the Intracoastal Waterway. Built in 1922, the swing bridge was rehabilitated in 1988 and 2004. Operation of bridge openings for maritime traffic is provided by the Title 33 of the Code of Federal Regulations.^[4]

An earlier bridge at the location had been the site of the 1906 Atlantic City train wreck.

References

^ "State-of-good-repair projects in South Jersey approved by NJ Transit Board" (Press release). New Jersey Transit. September 22, 2005. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
^ "NJT - Beach Bridge". Bridgehunter. Retrieved December 22, 2016.
^ Spencer, Zac (June 2021). "Businesses struggle as NJ Transit Bridge closes Intracoastal Waterway in peak season" (PDF). The Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved July 21, 2025 – via Atlantic County Economic Alliance.
^ Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters PART 117—DRAWBRIDGE OPERATION REGULATIONS Subpart B—Specific Requirements, New Jersey, 20 December, 2016

[njtransit.com-1] "State-of-good-repair projects in South Jersey approved by NJ Transit Board" (Press release). New Jersey Transit. September 22, 2005. Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2025.

[2] "NJT - Beach Bridge". Bridgehunter. Retrieved December 22, 2016.

[press-3] Spencer, Zac (June 2021). "Businesses struggle as NJ Transit Bridge closes Intracoastal Waterway in peak season" (PDF). The Press of Atlantic City. Retrieved July 21, 2025 – via Atlantic County Economic Alliance.

[4] Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters PART 117—DRAWBRIDGE OPERATION REGULATIONS Subpart B—Specific Requirements, New Jersey, 20 December, 2016

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v t e NJ Transit Rail Operations
Hoboken Division	Bergen County Line Main Line Meadowlands Rail Line Montclair–Boonton Line Morris & Essex Lines ( Morristown Line and Gladstone Branch) Pascack Valley Line Port Jervis Line
Newark Division	Atlantic City Line North Jersey Coast Line Northeast Corridor Line Princeton Branch Raritan Valley Line
Connections	Aldene Connection Harold Interlocking Lehigh Line Connection Kearny Connection Montclair Connection Port Morris Junction Secaucus Junction Waterfront Connection
Current rolling stock	EMD GP40PH-2 ALP-46 ALP-45DP PL42AC Comet coaches Comet V MultiLevel coaches Arrow multiple units
Bridges and tunnels	Beach Bridge Bergen Tunnels Brielle Draw Connecting Railway Bridge DB Draw Delair Bridge Dock Bridge East River Tunnels HX Draw Lower Hack Lift Lyndhurst Draw Morgan Draw Morrisville–Trenton Railroad Bridge Newark Drawbridge North River Tunnels Oceanport Draw Portal Bridge (Portal North Bridge) Rahway River Bridge Raritan Bay Drawbridge Raritan River Bridge Roseville Tunnel Shark River Draw Upper Hack Lift WR Draw
Stations and yards	List of stations Historic stations County Yard Morrisville Yard Sunnyside Yard
Proposed lines	Lackawanna Cut-Off Monmouth Ocean Middlesex Line West Trenton Line
Other topics	Access to the Region's Core Atlantic City Express Service Glassboro–Camden Line Gateway Program Mid-Line Loop Northern Branch Passaic–Bergen–Hudson Transit Sawtooth Bridges Train to the Game Former stations Proposed stations

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