[2][3] By the early 1860s, the railroad had established the alignment across the Kearny Meadows and began using the Long Dock Tunnel to Hoboken.

In the early 1900s railroad elevated the line approaching the river which previously ran at grade along Division Street in Newark and built the current bridge.

It is situated just east of Newark Broad Street Station, the first stop after the lines travelling west from Hoboken Terminal and Secaucus Junction converge.

In 2004, NJT contracted a study to determine the condition of the bridge and to begin long-term planning for its future replacement.

[6][7] In 2009-2010, the bridge underwent $23 million project for maintenance and repairs, funded by the agency[8] and performed by Skanska.