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Brooklyn Army Terminal Footbridge (W)

Photos 

Photo taken by Dennis from Нью-Йорк, Россия

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

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BH Photo #406336

Facts 

Overview
Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Parking Lot & Railroad on Footpath
Location
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1918
Builders
- Cass Gilbert of Zanesville, Ohio
- Turner Construction Co. of New York City, New York
Railroads
- New York Cross Harbor Railroad (NYCH)
- New York Dock Railway (NYD)
- New York New Jersey Rail (NYNJ)
- US Military Transportation Corps (DODX; USAX; USNX; DAFX)
Design
Closed-spandrel arch
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.64367, -74.02631   (decimal degrees)
40°38'37" N, 74°01'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/582328/4499657 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Jersey City
Inventory number
BH 78801 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log 

  • October 15, 2020: New photo from Luke
  • December 27, 2017: Updated by Dana and Kay Klein: Added category "Othmar H. Ammann Nominee"
  • October 15, 2017: Added by Luke

Sources 

  • Luke