145th Street Bridge
The 145th Street Bridge is a four-lane swing bridge across the Harlem River in New York City, connecting 145th Street and Lenox Avenue in Manhattan with 149th Street and River Avenue in the Bronx. The bridge is operated and maintained by the New York City Department of Transportation.
145th Street Bridge | |
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View from the Bronx | |
| Coordinates | 40°49′10″N 73°55′59″W / 40.819461°N 73.933053°W |
| Carries | Four lanes of 145th Street |
| Crosses | Harlem River |
| Locale | Manhattan and the Bronx, New York City |
| Owner | City of New York |
| Maintained by | NYCDOT[1] |
| Preceded by | Macombs Dam Bridge |
| Followed by | Madison Avenue Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Swing bridge[1] |
| Total length | 1,602 feet (488.29 m)[1] |
| Longest span | 300 feet (91.44 m)[1] |
| History | |
| Construction cost | $85 million[1] |
| Opened | August 4, 1905[1] |
| Rebuilt | November 2006[1] |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 29,315 (2016)[2] |
| Location | |
Construction on the original 145th Street Bridge began on April 19, 1901, and the $2.75 million bridge was opened to traffic on August 24, 1905. The designer was Alfred Pancoast Boller. It once carried northbound New York State Route 22 and New York State Route 100. This bridge was also once named the "Lenox Avenue Bridge", though that name has fallen into disuse.
A new swing span for the bridge was assembled in the Port of Coeymans in Coeymans, New York, in southern Albany County. The span was replaced in early November 2006.[3]
The 145th Street Bridge carries the Bx19 bus route operated by MTA New York City Transit.[4][5] Between 2000 and 2014, the bridge opened for vessels 23 times.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g Michael R. Bloomberg, City of New York (January 23, 2004). "New York City's Harlem River Bridges: The Reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century" (PDF). Retrieved December 2, 2017.
- ^ "New York City Bridge Traffic Volumes" (PDF). New York City Department of Transportation. 2016. p. 9. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ^ "New 145th Street Bridge Arrives in the City Via Barge". The New York Sun. November 1, 2006. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- ^ "Manhattan Bus Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. July 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ "Bronx Bus Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. October 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ "Bridges and Tunnels Annual Condition Report" (PDF). New York City Department of Transportation. 2014. p. 147. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
External links edit
- NYCRoads.com: 145th Street Bridge Historic Overview