Rating:
3 votes
Union Street Bridge
Photos
Union Street Bridge
Union Street Bridge viewed from the south
(c) 2008 by Michael Minn
BH Photo #130418
Facts
- Overview
- Bascule bridge over Gowanus Canal on Union Street in New York
- Location
- New York City, Kings County, New York
- Status
- Open to traffic
- Future prospects
- 2021- Still studying a replacement fixed bridge.
- History
- Built 1905; rehabilitated 1962
- Builder
- - Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Co. of Chicago, Illinois
- Design
- Bascule
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 55.8 ft.
Total length: 107.0 ft.
Deck width: 34.8 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.67944, -73.98833 (decimal degrees)
40°40'46" N, 73°59'18" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/585494/4503665 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Brooklyn
- Average daily traffic (as of 2016)
- 4,556
- Inventory numbers
- NY 2240270 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26211 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection report (as of July 2018)
- Overall condition: Poor
Superstructure condition rating: Serious (3 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 35.6 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com
Update Log
- March 9, 2019: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
- June 17, 2016: Updated by Nathan Holth: This bridge is now doomed.
- January 28, 2016: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
- December 16, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
- December 15, 2008: New photo from Michael Minn
Sources
- Michael Minn
- Douglas Butler
- Nathan Holth
- News Article On Demolition Project
- Geoff Hubbs
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This bridge is also featured in the movie "The Irishman" (Martin Scorsese, 2019). This bridge becomes gangsters’ preferred weapons disposal location in the film.