Williamsburg Bridge Trolley Terminal
Williamsburg Bridge Trolley Terminal | |
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| Streetcar terminal | |
The now-closed trolley terminal in 2013. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Delancey Street & Essex Street New York, NY 10002 United States |
| Coordinates | 40°43′07″N 73°59′18″W / 40.71851°N 73.988199°W |
| Owned by | City of New York |
| Operated by | Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (1908–1923) New York City Department of Plant and Structures (1923–1931) Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation (1931–1940) New York City Board of Transportation (1940–1948) |
| Platforms | 7 |
| Tracks | 8 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Underground |
| History | |
| Opened | May 19, 1908 |
| Closed | December 6, 1948 |
| Services | |
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None (abandoned)
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The Williamsburg Bridge Trolley Terminal, also called the Essex Street Trolley Terminal or Delancey Street Trolley Terminal, was a trolley terminal located underground adjacent to the Essex Street subway station on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Passenger trolley service operated through the terminal from 1908 until 1948 when trolley service over the Williamsburg Bridge ended. The station was constructed with balloon loops for turning around streetcars after they crossed over the Williamsburg Bridge to send them back to Brooklyn.
In 2011 a proposal was made to turn the Williamsburg Bridge Trolley Terminal into the Lowline park.