Willis Avenue Bridge
Coordinates: 40 ° 48 ′ 14 " N , 73 ° 55 ′ 46" W.
| Willis Avenue Bridge | ||
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| use | Road bridge | |
| Crossing of | Harlem River | |
| place | New York City | |
| construction | Truss bridge | |
| opening | October 2010 | |
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The Willis Avenue Bridge is a bridge in New York City for traffic from Manhattan to the Bronx over the Harlem River . The bridge is a one-way street, so only traffic from 1st Ave Manhattan towards the Bronx can pass it.
The bridge was opened on August 22, 1901, making it one of the oldest bridges in the city. Your construction costs amounted to 2,444,511 US dollars . In 1916 it was reinforced to withstand the loads of the Union Railway Company's newly established tram . The middle part of the bridge can be rotated by 90 ° on a central pillar in order to create a passage for larger ships.
Around 75,000 vehicles use the bridge every day. In 2006 the city put the bridge up for sale because the annual operating costs of $ 1.1 million were too high and the construction of a newer bridge was already being planned. The rotating part for the new Willis Avenue Bridge was also made of steel truss. In the second half of July 2010 it was brought to the site by water and installed. The fixed part on the Bronx side, which used to consist of steel trusses, was replaced by a conventional reinforced concrete bridge.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mayor's press release of August 9, 2010. Accessed November 24, 2011 .
- ↑ a b Information from the City of New York about bridges. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on September 30, 2011 ; Retrieved November 24, 2011 .
