Bridge–Jay Streets station

Bridge-Jay Street 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.[2]

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	40.693774°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
Closed	May 31, 1940 (5th Avenue)[1] October 13, 1950 (Lex Avenue) October 4, 1969 (Myrtle Avenue)
Former/other names	Jay Street (1888–1944)
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 only Stops all times except rush hours in the peak direction Stops all times except weekdays in the peak direction Stops daily except 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)

References

1. "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.
2. 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.