Pondfield Road Bridge

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Pondfield Road Bridge

Westchester County Archives

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)

View this photo at collections.westchestergov.com

BH Photo #455307

Map 

Street Views 

Statement of Significance 

This is the first of a number of concrete rigid-frame bridges built on the Bronx River Parkway. The first of its kind in the country, this bridge introduced the concrete rigid-frame bridge into the United States which had been pioneered by German engineers and the Brazilian Emilia Baumgart.

Facts 

Overview

Concrete rigid frame bridge over Bronx River Parkway (NY 907G) on Pondfield Road (Formerly Swain Street)

Location

Yonkers, Westchester County, New York

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1922

Builder

- Arthur G. Hayden (Design)

Design

Concrete rigid frame

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 46.9 ft.
Total length: 50.9 ft.
Deck width: 39.7 ft.

Also called

Swain Street Undercrossing

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.94377, -73.83830   (decimal degrees)
40°56'38" N, 73°50'18" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/597784/4533164 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Mount Vernon

Average daily traffic (as of 2017)

5,310

Inventory numbers

NY 3348860 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 60295 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of September 2017)

Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 92.7 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

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Update Log 

• August 29, 2019: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
• March 18, 2014: New Street View added by Luke Harden
• March 18, 2014: Essay added by Nathan Holth

Sources 

• Nathan Holth
• Luke
• Geoff Hubbs

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