[3] Also known as the Amtrak Dock Vertical Lift, it is listed on the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places.

[4] The east spans opened in 1937 when the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad (H&M, later called PATH) shifted its rapid transit trains from the Centre Street Bridge to the newly built station.

[5] With the opening of the eastern span, the PRR closed Manhattan Transfer station in the Kearny Meadows, where previously steam and electrical trains were changed and passengers could transfer to trains to New York Penn Station on the PRR or to Hudson Terminal on the H&M.

[5] The west span carries three tracks exclusively used by Amtrak and NJ Transit for Northeast Corridor intercity and commuter traffic between Newark and New York City.

[11] During four-year removal of dredged materials from the Passaic the bridge is expected to open upwards of 10 times per day.