It is used by CSX Transportation travelling through the North Jersey Shared Assets Area of the United States rail network along the National Docks Secondary line.

Its eastern end is in Bayonne, where rail lines continue east across Bergen Hill to maritime, industrial, distribution complexes at Port Jersey, Greenville Yards, Constable Hook, and others along the shores of the Upper New York Bay and Kill Van Kull.

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.