Bridge–Jay Streets (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)
Bridge-Jay Streets | |
|---|---|
| Former New York City Subway rapid transit station | |
| Station statistics | |
| Address | Myrtle Avenue and Bridge Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 |
| Borough | Brooklyn |
| Services |
BMT Myrtle Avenue Line BMT Lexington Avenue Line BMT Fifth Avenue Line |
| Structure | Elevated |
| Platforms | 1 island platform |
| Tracks | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Opened | February 13, 1888 |
| Closed |
1940(5th Ave.) 1950(Lex Ave.) October 4, 1969 (Myrtle Ave.) |
| Former/other names | Jay Street (1888-1944) |
| Station succession | |
| Next north |
Adams Street (1888-1944) None (1944-1969) |
| Next south |
Navy Street (Myrtle Ave. & Lexington Ave.) Fulton Street (5th Ave. & Culver, to 1940) |
Bridge-Jay Street was a station on the demolished BMT Myrtle Avenue Line. It had 2 tracks and 1 island platform. It was opened on February 13, 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.[1]
References
- ↑ 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.
- "Bridge/Jay Street". NYCSubway.org.
- "BMT Myrtle Avenue El". NYCSubway.org.
- "Last Days of the Myrtle Avenue El". Forgotten New York. December 9, 2007.