Bridge–Jay Streets station

New York City Subway station in Brooklyn, New York

40°41′38″N 73°59′07″W / 40.693774°N 73.985191°W / 40.693774; -73.985191DivisionB (BMT)^[1]ServicesBMT Culver Line
BMT Myrtle Avenue Line
BMT Lexington Avenue Line
BMT Fifth Avenue Line
BMT West End Line (Until 1916)StructureElevatedPlatforms1 island platformTracks2Other informationOpenedApril 10, 1888; 136 years ago (April 10, 1888)ClosedMay 31, 1940; 84 years ago (May 31, 1940) (5th Avenue)^[2]
October 13, 1950; 73 years ago (October 13, 1950) (Lex Avenue)
October 4, 1969; 54 years ago (October 4, 1969) (Myrtle Avenue)Former/other namesJay Street (1888–1944)Traffic2023^[3] Rank out of 423^[3]Station successionNext westAdams Street (1888–1944)
None (1944–1969)Next eastNavy Street (Myrtle Avenue & Lexington Avenue)
Fulton Street (5th Avenue, Culver, West End)

Location
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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.

Stations of the New York City Subway, by line (physical trackage)

Myrtle Ave. Line

Middle Village–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
- Adams Street
- Sands Street

See also: Lists by borough (The Bronx; Brooklyn; Manhattan; Queens); Accessible; Closed; Terminals; Transfer; Commons category

Stations and line segments in italics are closed, demolished, or planned (temporary closures are marked with asterisks). Track connections to other lines' terminals are displayed in brackets. ~~Struck through~~ passenger track connections are closed or unused in regular service.