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The bridge, composed of stone abutments and a timber deck, was demolished in 1917. The oldest crossing still standing is High Bridge, built 1848 to carry the Croton Aqueduct from Manhattan to the Bronx over the Harlem River. [6] This bridge was built to carry water to the city as part of the Croton Aqueduct system.
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).
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Stone arch bridge Beer's Bridge: ca. 1900, ca. 1925: 1999-11-12 Keene Valley: Essex: Pratt Pony Truss Brand Hollow Road Stone Arch Bridge: 1892, 1893 2008-04-10 West Durham: Greene: Stone arch bridge Bridge L-158: 1883, 1904 1978-11-29 Goldens Bridge
According to Robert T. Augstyn and Paul E. Cohen in their study Manhattan in Maps: 1527 - 1995, New York City is unique in that it is young enough that, unlike major European and Asian cities, and unlike other American cities of about the same age, its early maps have survived. Further, its founding as a city for European immigrants came during ...
Cantilevered high over the Tarn gorge in southern France, and yawning 2,460 meters (8,070 feet) in length, the Millau Viaduct is the world’s tallest bridge, with a structural height of 336.4 ...
This is a list of the major current and former bridges in the United States. ... Manhattan Bridge: 448 m (1,470 ft) 2,089 m (6,854 ft) ... Map all coordinates using ...
New York State Barge Canal, East Avenue Lift Bridge Extant Vertical-lift bridge: 1914 2009 East Avenue New York State Barge Canal: Holley: Orleans: NY-485: New York State Barge Canal, Hulberton Road Lift Bridge Extant