Hell Gate Bridge derives its name from the treacherous section of the East River which it crosses. It is a most important part in a wonderful piece of railroad engineering. At New Rochelle tracks lead from the old New York, New Haven and Hartford lines to Port Morris, from here over Hell Gate Bridge, through the Borough of Queens and Long Island City, under the East River and half of Manhattan, to come to the surface at the Pennsylvania Station. Hell Gate Bridge runs from above Port Morris over Bronx Kills and Randall's Island, across Little Hell Gate and Ward's Island, and last, with its huge span, over Hell Gate to Astoria in Queens. It is six miles long. If laid over Manhattan it would reach from Wanamaker's store at Eighth Street, to One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street. It is a remarkable link in the great chain between the two railroads. It obviates breaking bulk at New York, and connects Southern New England with "all points west."