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Viewing Album: Hell Gate Bridge

By:	Kevin Wong
Dates:	1/31/2008 - 12/30/2009
Album Info:	The Hell Gate Bridge crosses the East River in New York City and connects Astoria, NY (Queens) with The Bronx via Randalls Island. This structure is part of Amtrak's Northeast Corridor main line between New York and Boston and also serves daily CSX and Canadian Pacific freights. Built in 1912-16 the Hell Gate Bridge is likely still the strongest steel arch span in the world. The main arch span is 1017 feet (310 m) and the total length is over 17,000 feet (5.18 km). The two Gothic stone towers rise 250 feet (76.2 m). Originally constructed and operated by the New York Connecting Railroad (a PRR-New Haven joint venture), the bridge was built with 4 tracks (now 3). Gustav Lindenthal designed and built the structure, which recieved a renovation (with a full repainting) in 1994-96. The name 'Hell Gate' refers to the section of the East River around Astoria that was notorious for its dangerous currents. The Hell Gate Bridge is the direct inspiration and older sibling to the more famous Sydney Harbour Bridge in Australia.

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Hell Gate Bridge

Title:	Hell Gate Bridge
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Photo Date:	8/30/2007 Upload Date: 8/31/2007 12:23:33 AM
Location:	Astoria, NY
Author:	Kevin Wong
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Astoria Park and the great bridge

Title:	Astoria Park and the great bridge
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Photo Date:	8/30/2007 Upload Date: 8/31/2007 12:24:54 AM
Location:	Astoria, NY
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The main arch span of the Hell Gate Bridge is 1017 feet, with a total length of over 17,000 feet

Title:	The main arch span of the Hell Gate Bridge is 1017 feet, with a total length of over 17,000 feet
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Photo Date:	8/30/2007 Upload Date: 8/31/2007 12:26:27 AM
Location:	Astoria, NY
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Hell Gate Bridge towers over Astoria Park

Title:	Hell Gate Bridge towers over Astoria Park
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Photo Date:	8/30/2007 Upload Date: 8/31/2007 12:37:19 AM
Location:	Astoria, NY
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The Gothic tower blends with the trees of Astoria Park

Title:	The Gothic tower blends with the trees of Astoria Park
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Photo Date:	8/30/2007 Upload Date: 8/31/2007 12:38:17 AM
Location:	Astoria, NY
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Hell Gate Bridge rises over Shore Boulevard

Title:	Hell Gate Bridge rises over Shore Boulevard
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Photo Date:	8/30/2007 Upload Date: 8/31/2007 12:35:58 AM
Location:	Astoria, NY
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Regional #164 approaches the Hell Gate Bridge's main arch span

Title:	Regional #164 approaches the Hell Gate Bridge's main arch span
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Photo Date:	8/30/2007 Upload Date: 8/30/2007 11:23:18 PM
Location:	Astoria, NY
Author:	Kevin Wong
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Locomotives:	AMTK 656(HHP8)
Views:	439 Comments: 0

Regional #164

Title:	Regional #164
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Photo Date:	8/30/2007 Upload Date: 8/30/2007 11:26:03 PM
Location:	Astoria, NY
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#164 heads north over Hell Gate

Title:	#164 heads north over Hell Gate
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Photo Date:	8/30/2007 Upload Date: 8/30/2007 11:26:54 PM
Location:	Astoria, NY
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Tail end of #164 enters under the Gothic Queens tower

Title:	Tail end of #164 enters under the Gothic Queens tower
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Photo Date:	8/30/2007 Upload Date: 8/30/2007 11:28:07 PM
Location:	Astoria, NY
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#171

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Photo Date:	10/11/2007 Upload Date: 10/11/2007 9:14:26 PM
Location:	Astoria, NY
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Southbound Regional #171

Title:	Southbound Regional #171
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Photo Date:	10/11/2007 Upload Date: 10/11/2007 9:15:25 PM
Location:	Astoria, NY
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Double-header AEM7s lead #171

Title:	Double-header AEM7s lead #171
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Photo Date:	10/11/2007 Upload Date: 10/11/2007 9:16:30 PM
Location:	Astoria, NY
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#171 high above Queens

Title:	#171 high above Queens
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Photo Date:	10/11/2007 Upload Date: 10/11/2007 9:17:16 PM
Location:	Astoria, NY
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Regional #172 coming off the main span

Title:	Regional #172 coming off the main span
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Photo Date:	10/11/2007 Upload Date: 10/11/2007 9:04:02 PM
Location:	New York, NY
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#172

Title:	#172
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Photo Date:	10/11/2007 Upload Date: 10/11/2007 9:05:01 PM
Location:	New York, NY
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#172 on the Wards Island Viaduct

Title:	#172 on the Wards Island Viaduct
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Photo Date:	10/11/2007 Upload Date: 10/11/2007 9:05:53 PM
Location:	New York, NY
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#172

Title:	#172
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Photo Date:	10/11/2007 Upload Date: 10/11/2007 9:07:09 PM
Location:	New York, NY
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#56-northbound Vermonter

Title:	#56-northbound Vermonter
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Photo Date:	10/11/2007 Upload Date: 10/11/2007 9:09:34 PM
Location:	Astoria, NY
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#56 (Vermonter) on the Hell Gate Bridge

Title:	#56 (Vermonter) on the Hell Gate Bridge
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Photo Date:	10/11/2007 Upload Date: 10/11/2007 9:10:13 PM
Location:	Astoria, NY
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Vermonter #56 on the Hell Gate Bridge's main span

Title:	Vermonter #56 on the Hell Gate Bridge's main span
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Photo Date:	10/11/2007 Upload Date: 10/11/2007 9:10:51 PM
Location:	Astoria, NY
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#56 led by a AEM7 double-header comes off the main span

Title:	#56 led by a AEM7 double-header comes off the main span
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Photo Date:	10/11/2007 Upload Date: 10/11/2007 9:11:37 PM
Location:	New York, NY
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#56 on the Hell Gate Viaduct

Title:	#56 on the Hell Gate Viaduct
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Photo Date:	10/11/2007 Upload Date: 10/11/2007 9:12:33 PM
Location:	New York, NY
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Northbound #56 (Vermonter) curves up toward the Bronx

Title:	Northbound #56 (Vermonter) curves up toward the Bronx
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Photo Date:	10/11/2007 Upload Date: 10/11/2007 9:13:27 PM
Location:	New York, NY
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Hell Gate Bridge

Title:	Hell Gate Bridge
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Photo Date:	10/11/2007 Upload Date: 10/11/2007 8:49:56 PM
Location:	Astoria, NY
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Hell Gate Bridge

Title:	Hell Gate Bridge
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Photo Date:	10/11/2007 Upload Date: 10/11/2007 8:50:54 PM
Location:	Astoria, NY
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Crossing the East River at a point once known to sailors as "Hell Gate"

Title:	Crossing the East River at a point once known to sailors as "Hell Gate"
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Photo Date:	10/11/2007 Upload Date: 10/11/2007 8:51:43 PM
Location:	Astoria, NY
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Amtrak/CSX/CP Hell Gate Bridge

Title:	Amtrak/CSX/CP Hell Gate Bridge
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Photo Date:	10/11/2007 Upload Date: 10/11/2007 8:52:24 PM
Location:	Astoria, NY
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Views:	83 Comments: 0

Hell Gate Bridge

Title:	Hell Gate Bridge
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Photo Date:	10/11/2007 Upload Date: 10/11/2007 8:53:03 PM
Location:	Astoria, NY
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Hell Gate Arch Bridge, 1017' main span

Title:	Hell Gate Arch Bridge, 1017' main span
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Photo Date:	10/11/2007 Upload Date: 10/11/2007 8:53:57 PM
Location:	Astoria, NY
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View from Wards Island Park

Title:	View from Wards Island Park
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Photo Date:	10/11/2007 Upload Date: 10/11/2007 8:54:42 PM
Location:	New York, NY
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Wards Island Anchorage

Title:	Wards Island Anchorage
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Photo Date:	10/11/2007 Upload Date: 10/11/2007 8:55:32 PM
Location:	New York, NY
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Hell Gate Bridge rising over Wards Island

Title:	Hell Gate Bridge rising over Wards Island
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Photo Date:	10/11/2007 Upload Date: 10/11/2007 8:56:40 PM
Location:	New York, NY
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Wards Island view of the great Amtrak (New York Connecting Railroad) arch bridge

Title:	Wards Island view of the great Amtrak (New York Connecting Railroad) arch bridge
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Photo Date:	10/11/2007 Upload Date: 10/11/2007 8:57:25 PM
Location:	New York, NY
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Arch rises over Wards Island

Title:	Arch rises over Wards Island
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Photo Date:	10/11/2007 Upload Date: 10/11/2007 8:58:20 PM
Location:	New York, NY
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Bridging Wards Island and Astoria, Queens

Title:	Bridging Wards Island and Astoria, Queens
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Photo Date:	10/11/2007 Upload Date: 10/11/2007 8:58:59 PM
Location:	New York, NY
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Hell Gate Bridge

Title:	Hell Gate Bridge
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Photo Date:	10/11/2007 Upload Date: 10/11/2007 8:59:44 PM
Location:	New York, NY
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Wards Island tower

Title:	Wards Island tower
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Photo Date:	10/11/2007 Upload Date: 10/11/2007 9:00:36 PM
Location:	New York, NY
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Detail of Wards Island (north) tower

Title:	Detail of Wards Island (north) tower
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Photo Date:	10/11/2007 Upload Date: 10/11/2007 9:01:20 PM
Location:	New York, NY
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With Astoria on the opposite shore, the bridge spans the East River between Queens and Wards Island

Title:	With Astoria on the opposite shore, the bridge spans the East River between Queens and Wards Island
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Photo Date:	10/11/2007 Upload Date: 10/11/2007 9:02:09 PM
Location:	New York, NY
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Hell Gate Bridge

Title:	Hell Gate Bridge
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Photo Date:	12/23/2007 Upload Date: 12/23/2007 10:18:01 PM
Location:	Astoria, NY
Author:	Kevin Wong
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Massive Hell Gate arch

Title:	Massive Hell Gate arch
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Photo Date:	12/23/2007 Upload Date: 12/23/2007 10:19:28 PM
Location:	New York, NY
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Hell Gate Bridge and viaduct over Wards Island

Title:	Hell Gate Bridge and viaduct over Wards Island
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Photo Date:	12/23/2007 Upload Date: 12/23/2007 10:21:31 PM
Location:	New York, NY
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Hell Gate Arch and Triborough Bridge

Title:	Hell Gate Arch and Triborough Bridge
Description:	Viewed from the Queensboro Bridge
Photo Date:	1/5/2008 Upload Date: 1/5/2008 7:00:14 PM
Location:	Astoria, NY
Author:	Kevin Wong
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Hell Gate Bridge, as seen from the Queensboro Bridge

Title:	Hell Gate Bridge, as seen from the Queensboro Bridge
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Photo Date:	1/5/2008 Upload Date: 1/5/2008 7:00:04 PM
Location:	Astoria, NY
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Hell Gate Bridge framed by a street in Spanish Harlem

Title:	Hell Gate Bridge framed by a street in Spanish Harlem
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Photo Date:	1/31/2008 Upload Date: 1/31/2008 10:04:44 PM
Location:	New York, NY
Author:	Kevin Wong
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Hell Gate and Triborough lift bridges

Title:	Hell Gate and Triborough lift bridges
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Photo Date:	1/31/2008 Upload Date: 1/31/2008 10:05:02 PM
Location:	New York, NY
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#88 approaching the Hell Gate Bridge's main arch span

Title:	#88 approaching the Hell Gate Bridge's main arch span
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Photo Date:	4/26/2008 Upload Date: 4/26/2008 8:50:15 PM
Location:	Astoria, NY
Author:	Kevin Wong
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Locomotives:	AMTK 651(HHP8)
Views:	402 Comments: 1

#88

Title:	#88
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Photo Date:	4/26/2008 Upload Date: 4/26/2008 8:51:24 PM
Location:	Astoria, NY
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Regional #88

Title:	Regional #88
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Photo Date:	4/26/2008 Upload Date: 4/26/2008 8:54:01 PM
Location:	Astoria, NY
Author:	Kevin Wong
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