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5 lanes of roadway (2 Manhattan-bound, 3 Brooklyn-bound) Oldest suspension bridge in NYC. Also oldest suspension/cable-stayed hybrid bridge. Manhattan Bridge: 1909: 6,854 2,089: 7 lanes of roadway and trains: Double-decker bridge with 5 westbound lanes and 2 eastbound lanes. 3 of the westbound lanes and the subway are below the other 4 lanes.
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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The main span of 1,596' 6" was the longest span of any bridge in the world when it was completed in 1883, a period of time that firmly established the concept of municipal consolidation among the outlying cities and suburbs into what eventually became the City of Greater New York. The Brooklyn Bridge was opened for use on May 24, 1883.
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
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 ...
The U Bein bridge in Myanmar is the longest and oldest teakwood bridge in the world. The 3,967 foot bridge was built in 1851 after the capital moved to Amarapura.
The High Bridge (originally the Aqueduct Bridge) is a steel arch bridge connecting the New York City boroughs of the Bronx and Manhattan. Rising 140 ft (43 m) over the Harlem River , it is the city's oldest bridge, having opened as part of the Croton Aqueduct in 1848.