Bridgehunter.com | NYC - Harlem River Swing Bridge (1897)

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Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

BH Photo #353488

Overview: Lost Pratt through truss swingbridge over Harlem River on New York Central Railroad
Location: New York City, New York County, New York, and Bronx County, New York
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1897; Replaced 1954
Builders: - Alfred P. Boller of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Design)
- Passaic Rolling Mill Co. of Paterson, New Jersey (Approaches)
- Union Bridge Co. of Buffalo, New York & Athens, Pennsylvania (Main Span)
Railroad: - New York Central Railroad (NYC)
Design: Pratt through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 310.0 ft.
Total length: 626.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.81108, -73.93348 (decimal degrees)
40°48'40" N, 73°56'01" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/589952/4518332 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Central Park
Inventory number: BH 72175 (Bridgehunter.com ID)