Bridge–Jay Streets (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line)

Bridge-Jay Streets
Former New York City Subway rapid transit station
Station statistics
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 (February 13, 1888)
Closed	1940 (1940)(5th Ave.) 1950 (1950)(Lex Ave.) October 4, 1969 (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.

New York City Subway stations

Myrtle Ave. Line	Metropolitan Avenue Fresh Pond Road Forest Avenue Seneca Avenue Myrtle–Wyckoff Avenues Knickerbocker Avenue Central Avenue [to Myrtle Avenue, Jamaica Line →] Broadway Demolished stations Sumner Avenue Tompkins Avenue Nostrand Avenue Franklin Avenue Grand Avenue Washington Avenue Vanderbilt Avenue Navy Street Bridge–Jay Streets

See also Lists by borough (The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens) Accessible Closed Terminals Transfer Commons category Stations and line segments in italics are closed or demolished. Track connections to other lines' terminals are displayed in brackets. ~~Struck through~~ passenger track connections are closed or unused in regular service.

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