Thursday, March 14, 2013

Manhattan Bridge


     The Manhattan Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the East River in New York City,connecting Lower Manhattan with Brooklyn.It was the last of the three suspension bridges built across the lower East River, following the Brooklyn and the Williamsburg bridges. The bridge was opened to traffic on December 31, 1909 and was designed by Leon Moisseiff,who later designed the infamous original Tacoma Narrows Bridge that opened and collapsed in 1940. It has four vehicle lanes on the upper level. The lower level has three lanes, four subway tracks, a walkway and a bikeway. The upper level, originally used for streetcars, has two lanes in each direction, and the lower level is one-way and has threelanes in peak direction. It once 
carried New York State Route 27 and later was planned tocarry Interstate 478. No tolls are charged for motor vehicles to use the Manhattan Bridge.


Construction started          October 1, 1901
Opened to traffic               December 31, 1909
Length of main span          1,470 ft.
Total length of bridge
including approaches         6,855 ft.
Location                           Connects Flatbush Avenue in Downtown
                                        Brooklyn with Canal Street in Chinatown







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