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The Hell Gate Bridge (originally the New York Connecting Railroad Bridge) is a 1,017-foot ( 310 m) steel arch span over a portion of the East River known as Hell Gate. The bridge was built in 1916 between Queens and the Bronx (both boroughs of New York City). It is a railroad bridge, used by Amtrak and by some CSX, Canadian Pacific, and New York and Atlantic freight trains. The bridge and structure are owned by Amtrak, part of its Washington D.C. to Boston main line. The bridge is also part of the New York Connecting RailroadThe New York Connecting Railroad or NYCR is a rail line in Queens, New York City. It links New York City and Long Island by rail directly to the North American mainland. Amtrak, CSX, Canadian Pacific, Providence and Worcester and New York & Atlantic Railw, a rail line that links New York City and Long Island to the North American mainland. The total length of the bridge is over 17,000 feet. It is the strongest steel arch bridge in the world. Construction of the bridge was done and overseen by Gustav Lindenthal .

Hell Gate runs parallel to the Triborough Bridge, which connects Queens, the Bronx, and Manhattan, and drivers can see the length of the bridge just east of the roadway.

The bridge was conceived in the early 1900sCenturies: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s Years: 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 Events and Trends Technology Orville and Wilbur Wright make the first doc for the Pennsylvania RailroadThe Pennsylvania Railroad ( AAR reporting mark: PRR was an American railroad existing 1846 1968, after which it merged into the Penn Central. Commonly referred to as the Pennsy the company was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The company's sym to link New YorkNew York is a state in the northeastern United States whose U. postal abbreviation is NY . It is sometimes called New York State when there is need to distinguish it from New York City. History See: History of New York New York was one of the thirteen col to New EnglandThis article is about the region in the United States of America. For other uses, see New England (disambiguation . The New England region of the United States is located in the northeastern corner of the country. Boston is its business and cultural cente. It was completed on September 30September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 92 days remaining, as the final day of September. Events 1399 Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1452 First printed book, the Johann Gutenberg Bible., 1916. In 19961996 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty''. Events January January 5 Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone Jan, it received a facelift, including its first paint job in its 80 years. It was painted "Hell Gate Red"-a dark, natural red.

The Sydney Harbour Bridge is believed to have been based on or inspired by the Hell Gate Bridge.

The Hell Gate Bridge is featured as a centerpiece in the 1991 film Queens Logic .