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'''Macombs Dam Bridge''' is a [[swing bridge]] that spans the [[Harlem River]] in [[New York City]]. It is the third oldest bridge in New York City and was designated an official landmark in January of 1992. |
'''Macombs Dam Bridge''' is a [[swing bridge]] that spans the [[Harlem River]] in [[New York City]]. It is the third oldest bridge in New York City and was designated an official landmark in January of 1992. |
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*[http://www.modjeski.com/projects/servproj/Macombs.htm Modjeski Construction] |
*[http://www.modjeski.com/projects/servproj/Macombs.htm Modjeski Construction] |
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|structure = Crossings |
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|place = [[Harlem River]] |
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|bridge = Macombs Dam Bridge |
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|upstream = [[Concourse Tunnel]] |
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|upstream signs = [[Image:NYCS B.gif|20px]] [[Image:NYCS D.gif|20px]] |
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|downstream = [[145th Street Bridge]] |
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[[Category:Swing bridges]] |
[[Category:Swing bridges]] |
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Revision as of 04:42, 15 March 2006
Macombs Dam Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 40°49′41″N 73°56′02″W / 40.8281°N 73.9339°W |
| Crosses | Harlem River |
| Locale | Manhattan, New York and Bronx, New York |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Swing bridge |
| History | |
| Opened | May 1, 1895 |
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Macombs Dam Bridge is a swing bridge that spans the Harlem River in New York City. It is the third oldest bridge in New York City and was designated an official landmark in January of 1992.
The bridge is located 3.2 miles from the mouth of the Harlem River. Its total length is 2,540 ft (774 m). The main swing span is 408 ft (124 m) long and provides two shipping channels with 150 ft (46 m) of horizontal clearance. When closed the bridge provides 25 ft of vertical clearance. The total cost of construction was $1.3 million and the bridge opened on May 1st, 1895.
It is assumed the now long-demolished 9th Avenue el serviced the Bronx this way (the IRT Jerome Avenue Line), probably on a now-demolished upper or lower level, in the manner the Brooklyn Bridge serviced the now equally long-gone Brooklyn elevated lines. A swing bridge would go a long way to explain why the otherwise redundant Concourse line got built.
In 1999 the NYCDOT began a $145 million renovation of the bridge.
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