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Hell Gate Bridge

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Perspective View Of Hell Gate Bridge Looking West

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

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Overview
Steel through arch bridge over Hell Gate (East River)
Location
Queens County, New York, and New York County, New York
Status
Open to traffic
History
Originally the world's longest steel arch bridge until the Bayonne Bridge was opened in 1932
Builders
- David B. Steinman (Staff Engineer)
- Gustav Lindenthal (Lead Engineer)
- Othmar Ammann of Feuerthalen, Switzerland (Staff Engineer)
Design
Steel through arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 1,017.0 ft.
Total length: 17,000.0 ft. (3.2 mi.)
Deck width: 100.0 ft.
Also called
New York Connecting Railroad Bridge
The East River Arch Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.78265, -73.92194   (decimal degrees)
40°46'58" N, 73°55'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/590964/4515188 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Central Park
Inventory numbers
NY 7705410 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26670 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log 

  • March 11, 2012: Photos imported by James Baughn
  • February 5, 2012: Photo imported by James Baughn
  • January 27, 2010: Posted additional HAER photos showing the approaches

Sources 

  • HAER NY-88 - New York Connecting Railroad, Hell Gate Bridge, Spanning East River, Wards Island & Astoria, New York, New York County, NY
  • HAER NY-121 - Northeast Railroad Corridor, Amtrak Route between New Jersey/New York & New York/Connecticut State Lines, New York, New York County, NY
  • Wikipedia