Portal North Bridge
Portal North Bridge | |
|---|---|
The bridge under construction in January 2025 | |
| Coordinates | 40°45′13″N 74°5′41″W / 40.75361°N 74.09472°W |
| Carries | Northeast Corridor |
| Crosses | Hackensack River |
| Locale | New Jersey Meadowlands |
| Owner | Amtrak, NJ Transit |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 1,200 ft (370 m) – main spans |
| Clearance below | 50 ft (15 m) |
| Rail characteristics | |
| No. of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| History | |
| Construction start | 2017 |
| Location | |
| References | |
The Portal North Bridge is a railroad bridge under construction to replace the original Portal Bridge, which carries the Northeast Corridor (NEC) over the Hackensack River. It is located in Kearny and Secaucus, New Jersey west of Secaucus Junction and east of the Sawtooth Bridges. The bridge will be used by Amtrak and NJ Transit services.
The new bridge is part of the Gateway Program to rehabilitate and expand the NEC between Newark Penn Station and New York Penn Station. It is fixed span with a vertical clearance of 50 feet (15 m) above mean water level and would allow train speeds of at least 90 mph (140 km/h).