Bridge-Jay Streets | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Former New York City Subway station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Address | Myrtle Avenue and Bridge Street Brooklyn, NY 11201 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Borough | Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | Downtown Brooklyn | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 40°41′38″N 73°59′07″W / 40.693774°N 73.985191°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Division | B (BMT)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Services | BMT Culver Line BMT Myrtle Avenue Line BMT Lexington Avenue Line BMT Fifth Avenue Line BMT West End Line (Until 1916) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure | Elevated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | April 10, 1888 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | May 31, 1940 (5th Avenue)[2] October 13, 1950 (Lex Avenue) October 4, 1969 (Myrtle Avenue) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Former/other names | Jay Street (1888–1944) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Next west | Adams Street (1888–1944) None (1944–1969) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Next east | Navy Street (Myrtle Avenue & Lexington Avenue) Fulton Street (5th Avenue, Culver, West End) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Bridge-Jay Street station was a station on the demolished BMT Myrtle Avenue Line in Brooklyn, New York City. It had 2 tracks and 1 island platform. It was opened on April 10, 1888 as Jay Street, and served Myrtle Avenue Line trains as well as the BMT Lexington Avenue Line, and until it was demolished in 1940, the BMT Fifth Avenue Line, which itself also served BMT Culver Line trains. From 1944 until its demolition in 1969, it had a free transfer to the IND Fulton Street and IND Culver lines at Jay Street – Borough Hall. Around that time, it was renamed "Bridge-Jay Street." The next stop to the north was Navy Street for trains traveling on the Lexington & Myrtle Avenue Lines, and Fulton Street other trains until its demolition in 1940. The next stop to the south was Adams Street. The station was closed on October 4, 1969, after a fire on the elevated structure.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Glossary". Second Avenue Subway Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS) (PDF). Vol. 1. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. March 4, 2003. pp. 1–2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ "Plans Pushed to Mark Fulton 'L's" Last Run". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. May 27, 1940. p. 12. Retrieved October 16, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Roess, Roger P.; Sansone, Gene (2012-08-23). The Wheels That Drove New York: A History of the New York City Transit System. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783642304842.
- ^ "1,200 on Last Trip On Myrtle Ave. El; Cars Are Stripped". The New York Times. October 4, 1969. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
- "Bridge/Jay Street". NYCSubway.org.
- "BMT Myrtle Avenue El". NYCSubway.org.
- "Last Days of the Myrtle Avenue El". Forgotten New York. December 9, 2007.
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