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Williamsburg Bridge

Kings County, New York, and New York County, New York
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Williamsburgh Bridge

Viewed from the southwest (Manhattan bank of the East River) in March, 2005

(c) 2005 by Michael Minn

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Overview
Suspension bridge over East River on Delancey Street in New York
Location
New York City, Kings County, New York, and New York County, New York
Status
Open to traffic
History
Opened to traffic December 19, 1903
Builders
- Henry Hornbostel
- Holton D. Robinson
- Leffert L. Buck of Canton, New York
Design
Wire suspension
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 1,599.8 ft.
Total length: 6,668.3 ft. (1.3 mi.)
Deck width: 76.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.71381, -73.97233   (decimal degrees)
40°42'50" N, 73°58'20" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/586801/4507495 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Brooklyn
Inventory numbers
NY 2240039 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26212 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2010)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 47.1 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2003)
54,948

Categories 

Built 1903 (267)
Built during 1900s (4,246)
East River (6)
Flared (407)
HAER documented (782)
Have street view (9,891)
Henry Hornbostel (1)
Holton D. Robinson (9)
Kings County, New York (31)
Leffert L. Buck (3)
Navigable waterway (1,448)
 New York (1,767)
New York City, New York (139)
New York County, New York (68)
Open (28,310)
Over a mile long (192)
Owned by city (3,051)
Rail-and-Road (24)
Rail-to-road (90)
Span length over 1000 feet (105)
Suspension (278)
Total length over 2500 feet (587)

Update Log 

  • February 5, 2012: Photos imported by James Baughn
  • December 1, 2010: New photo from Eric Root
  • April 2, 2010: New photos from Jason Smith
  • July 15, 2008: New photo from Michael Minn

Sources 

  • HAER NY-128 - Williamsburg Bridge, Spanning East River at South Sixth Street between New York City & Brooklyn, New York, New York County, NY
  • Wikipedia
  • Michael Minn
  • Jason Smith - JDSmith77 [at] gmx [dot] net
  • Eric Root - ejort [at] att [dot] net
  • Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth

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