 Staats Company of New York jointly erected the bridge superstructure and transfer machinery housing.The new designs utilized electric motors and controls, and a live load counterweight system.PRR set the industry standard for electrified lift bridges with this design; virtually identical bridges were built in the Port of New York and New Jersey area by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad at their Oak Point Yard in 1908, and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at their St. George, Staten Island terminal in 1912.