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Broadway Bridge (1905)

New York County, New York

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Broadway Bridge (Old)

The old swing is moved away by a barge while the new lift span is in place

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in November 2014

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BH Photo #308977

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss swing bridge over Harlem River on Broadway (US 9) & IRT West Side Line
Location
New York City, New York County, New York
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1905; Replaced December 24th, 1960
Railroads
- Interborough Rapid Transit (IRT)
- New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA)
- Rapid Transit
Design
Pratt through truss swing
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.87373, -73.91079   (decimal degrees)
40°52'25" N, 73°54'39" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/591779/4525310 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Central Park
Inventory number
BH 64254 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1905 (799)
Built during 1900s (7,222)
Double decker (66)
Interborough Rapid Transit (6)
Lost (24,711)
Lost 1960 (76)
Lost during 1960s (737)
Movable (2,970)
Navigable waterway (2,152)
New York (4,396)
New York City Transit Authority (25)
New York City, New York (319)
 New York County, New York (133)
Owned by city (5,396)
Pratt through truss (5,387)
Pratt truss (9,292)
Rail-and-Road (377)
Railroad (15,408)
Rapid Transit (111)
Replaced by new bridge (16,565)
Swing (1,453)
Through truss (15,054)
Truss (32,769)
US 9 (44)

Update Log 

  • October 20, 2015: Updated by Luke: Added imagery kindly provided by David Pirmann of NYCSubway.org
  • October 19, 2015: Updated by Luke: Image link + categories
  • October 19, 2015: Updated by Douglas Butler: Image
  • November 25, 2014: New Street View added by Douglas Butler

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