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NYCTA - Manhattan Valley Viaduct
Description
Three-track viaduct across the Manhattan Valley on a short elevated stretch of the IRT West Side Line (now the NYCTA 1 train). The 125th street station sits in the middle of the viaduct, centered on the 168.5' steel arch span.
Facts
- Overview
- Steel arch bridge over Manhattan Valley on IRT West Side Line
- Location
- New York City, New York County, New York
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1904
- Builder
- - Terry & Tench Construction Co. of New York City, New York
- Railroads
- - New York City Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA)
- New York City Transit Authority (NYCTA)
- Rapid Transit
- Subway
- Design
- Steel arch
- Dimensions
-
Length of largest span: 168.5 ft.
Total length: 2,174.0 ft. (0.4 mi.)
- Recognition
-
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on September 15, 1983
- Also called
- NYCTA - 125th Street Viaduct
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.81598, -73.95806 (decimal degrees)
40°48'58" N, 73°57'29" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/587872/4518852 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Central Park
- Inventory numbers
- NRHP 83001749 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 68586 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- March 15, 2019: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
- November 6, 2015: Updated by Luke: Added category "Terry & Tench Construction Co."
- July 21, 2015: New photo from Luke
- July 20, 2015: New Street View added by Ian Martin