Manhattan Bridge
Manhattan Bridge | |
|---|---|
 Seen from Brooklyn in July 2017 | |
| Coordinates | 40°42′25″N 73°59′26″W / 40.7070°N 73.9905°W |
| Carries | 7 lanes of roadway, 4 tracks of the     trains of the New York City Subway, and bicycles |
| Crosses | East River |
| Locale | New York City (Manhattan-Brooklyn) |
| Maintained by | New York City Department of Transportation |
| ID number | 2240028 (upper) 2240027 (lower)[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Suspension bridge |
| Total length | 6,855 ft (2,089 m) |
| Width | 120 feet (37 m)[2] |
| Height | 336 ft (102 m) (towers)[2] |
| Longest span | 1,480 feet (451 m)[3] |
| Clearance below | 135 ft (41.1 m)[2] |
| History | |
| Designer | Leon Solomon Moisseiff[2] |
| Constructed by | Othniel Foster Nichols[2] |
| Construction start | 1901[2] |
| Construction end | 1912[2] |
| Opened | December 31, 1909 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 85,084 (2016)[4] |
| Toll | Free both ways |
| Location | |
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The Manhattan Bridge is a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City. It connects the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. The bridge is 6,855 ft (2,089 m) long.
The bridge opened on December 31, 1909. It was designed by Leon Moisseiff.[2] Its design was new for bridges at the time. Many longer suspension bridges are based on this bridge's design.[5]
The bridge is officially landmarked. It was made a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 2009.[6]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/dot_bridgereport15.pdf
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Manhattan Bridge at Structurae
- ↑ Jackson, Donald C. (1988). Great American Bridges and Dams. Wiley. p. 136. ISBN 0-471-14385-5.
- ↑ "New York City Bridge Traffic Volumes" (PDF). New York City Department of Transportation. 2016. p. 9. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ↑ American Society of Civil Engineers Metropolitan Section (2014). "Manhattan Bridge". Historic Landmarks. New York City: American Society of Civil Engineers Metropolitan Section. Archived from the original on 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2014-06-02.
- ↑ "Manhattan Bridge". ASCE Metropolitan Section. Archived from the original on 2014-12-20. Retrieved 2010-02-21.
Other websites[change | change source]
Media related to Manhattan Bridge at Wikimedia Commons- Manhattan Bridge at New York City Department of Transportation
