Meeker Avenue Bridge

Photos 

Penny Bridge view north from Meeker Ave Brooklyn

Herbert Maruska

License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (CC BY-NC)

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BH Photo #316082

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Through truss swing bridge over Newtown Creek on Meeker Avenue

Location

New York City, Queens County, New York, and Kings County, New York

Status

Removed but not replaced; stone abutments remain

History

Built 1890; Replaced 1939

Design

Through truss swing

Also called

Penny Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.72854, -73.93180   (decimal degrees)
40°43'43" N, 73°55'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/590205/4509172 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Brooklyn

Inventory number

BH 65995 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• December 6, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• September 8, 2016: New photo from Dave King
• February 18, 2015: New photo from Douglas Butler
• February 13, 2015: Added by Dave King

Sources 

• Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Douglas Butler
• Geoff Hubbs

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