The rail route started in 1893 as part the Jersey City, Newark and Western Railway which was soon absorbed by the Lehigh Valley Terminal Railway to reach terminals on the North River and at Black Tom. The Pennsylvania Railroad also used the bridge to reach its Greenville Yard on Upper New York Bay.[8][9][10][11] The original wooden trestle[2] structure was damaged by fire with great losses on June 14, 1913.[12]
It was replaced by the companies three months later in what was considered a formidable feat of being re-built in twelve days after construction had started.[13][14]
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^"Liberty Corridor: National Docks Rail Clearance" (Press release). New Jersey Transit. May 1, 2008.
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^"Great Railroads at War Fighting to Secure Lands on Jersey Shore" (PDF). The New York Times. December 15, 1889. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
^"Newark Bay Bridge Destroyed by Fire; Pennsylvania Freight Attempts Run and 37 Cars, Two with Livestock, Are Burned Up" (PDF). The New York Times. June 16, 1913. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
^"Bridge a Mile Long Rebuilt in 12 Days; Pennsylvania and Lehigh Roads Set a New Record for Speed After Newark Bay Fire". The New York Times. August 11, 1913. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
^One Hundred Years of LVRR, 1946
^"Two New Jersey Bridges Approved". The New York Times. May 18, 1927. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
^"To start New Bridge Soon; Lehigh Valley and P.R.R. Will Build Span Over Newark Bay". The New York Times. March 6, 1927. Retrieved November 16, 2010.
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