City Island Bridge (1901)

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City Island Bridge

New York State

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in June 2013

BH Photo #284405

Overview: Through truss bridge over Eastchester Bay to City Island in New York
Location: New York City, Bronx County, New York
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
History: Built 1901; rehabilitated 1977; removed 2015
Railroad: - Pelham Park & City Island Railway
Design: Riveted Warren through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 82.7 ft.
Total length: 568.9 ft.
Deck width: 32.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.3 ft.
Recognition: Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.85611, -73.79333 (decimal degrees)
40°51'22" N, 73°47'36" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/601704/4523484 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Flushing
Average daily traffic (as of 2013): 14,759
Inventory numbers: NY 2240210 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 25766 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of November 2017): Overall condition: Good
Superstructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 24 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

June 19, 2018: New Street View added by Luke
April 8, 2018: Updated by Amanda: Mark as old bridge
October 17, 2017: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge has been demolished and replaced.
September 13, 2016: New photos from Luke
May 29, 2014: New photo from Douglas Butler
August 9, 2012: New Street View added by Luke Harden
August 9, 2012: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge is now doomed.

City Island Bridge

Posted May 6, 2014, by ArtS (asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

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