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The Brooklyn Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge, George Washington Bridge, and Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge were the world's longest suspension bridges when opened in 1883, [ 2] 1903, [ 3] 1931, [ 4] and 1964 [ 5] respectively. There are 789 bridges and tunnels in New York.
The Manhattan Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the East River in New York City, connecting Lower Manhattan at Canal Street with Downtown Brooklyn at the Flatbush Avenue Extension. Designed by Leon Moisseiff and built by the Phoenix Bridge Company, the bridge has a total length of 6,855 ft (2,089 m).
June 23, 1980 [ 12] Designated NYCL. August 24, 1967 [ 2] Location. The Brooklyn Bridge is a hybrid cable-stayed / suspension bridge in New York City, spanning the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Opened on May 24, 1883, the Brooklyn Bridge was the first fixed crossing of the East River.
The High Bridge(originally the Aqueduct Bridge) is the oldest bridge in New York City, having originally opened as part of the Croton Aqueductin 1848 and reopened as a pedestrian walkway in 2015 after being closed for over 45 years. A steel arch bridgewith a height of 140 ft (43 m) over the Harlem River, it connects the New York City boroughsof ...
Stone arch bridge Hervey Street Road Stone Arch Bridge: 1891 2008-01-09 Hervey Street: Greene: Stone arch bridge High Bridge Aqueduct and Water Tower: 1838, 1844, 1872 1972-12-04 New York: New York, Bronx: Holland Tunnel: 1920, 1927 1993-11-04
13 feet 6 inches (4.11 m) west arch, 18 feet (5.5 m) east arch. Eaglevale Bridge is the only double-arch bridge in Central Park. A pedestrian walkway, formerly a branch of the Lake leading to the Ladies' Pond, runs under the eastern arch, while a bridle path runs under the western arch.
The Third Avenue Bridge carries southbound road traffic on Third Avenue over the Harlem River, connecting the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx in New York City. It once carried southbound New York State Route 1A. On the Manhattan side, the bridge funnels traffic into three locations: East 128th Street; the intersection of East 129th Street ...
Daily traffic. 62,293 (2016) [ 2] Location. The Willis Avenue Bridge is a swing bridge that carries road traffic northbound (and bicycles and pedestrians both ways) over the Harlem River between the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx, United States. It connects First Avenue in Manhattan with Willis Avenue in the Bronx.