Bridge–Jay Streets station

Bridge-Jay Streets
Bridge-Jay Streets
Former New York City Subway station
Station statistics
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)
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
Other information
Opened	April 10, 1888; 136 years ago
Closed	May 31, 1940; 84 years ago (5th Avenue); October 13, 1950; 74 years ago (Lex Avenue); October 4, 1969; 55 years ago (Myrtle Avenue)
Former/other names	Jay Street (1888–1944)
Traffic
2023
Rank	out of 423
Station succession
Next west	Adams Street (1888–1944); None (1944–1969)
Next east	Navy Street (Myrtle Avenue & Lexington Avenue); Fulton Street (5th Avenue, Culver, West End)
Location
Street map
Station service legend
Symbol	Description
	Stops in station at all times
	Stops all times except late nights
	Stops late nights only
	Stops late nights and weekends only
	Stops weekdays during the day
	Stops weekends during the day
	Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction
	Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction
	Stops all times except nights and rush hours in the peak direction
	Stops rush hours only
	Stops rush hours in the peak direction only
	Station is closed
	(Details about time periods)

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.^[4]^[5]

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.
^ ^a ^b "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
^ 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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[SASDEIS-DIVISION-1] "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.

[2] "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.

[riderref-3] "Annual Subway Ridership (2018–2023)". Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2023. Retrieved April 20, 2024.

[4] 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.

[5] "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.

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