Williamsburg Bridge

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Williamsburgh Bridge

Viewed from the southwest (Manhattan bank of the East River) in March, 2005

BH Photo #117483

Opening of the Williamsburg Bridge, 1903

public domain film

Overview: Suspension bridge over East River on Delancey Street and NYCT Broadway Line
Location: New York City, Kings County, New York, and New York County, New York
Status: Open to traffic
History: Opened to traffic December 19, 1903; major rehabilitation in 1997
Builders: - Henry Hornbostel
- Holton D. Robinson of Massena, New York
- Leffert L. Buck of Canton, New York
Railroads: - Brooklyn Rapid Transit (BRT)
- Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit (BMT)
- Nassau Electric Railroad (NER)
- New York Rapid Transit Corporation (NYRT)
- Rapid Transit
- Streetcar
- Subway
Design: Wire suspension
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 1,599.8 ft.
Total length: 6,668.3 ft. (1.3 mi.)
Deck width: 76.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.8 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.71381, -73.97233 (decimal degrees)
40°42'50" N, 73°58'20" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/586801/4507495 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Brooklyn
Average daily traffic (as of 2011): 84,421
Inventory numbers: NY 2240039 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26212 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 2018): Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 41.8 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

January 2, 2022: New photo from Dave King
July 10, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
October 30, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
November 9, 2019: New video from Mike Daffron
September 25, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
June 4, 2019: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
April 3, 2018: New photos from Richard Doody
November 10, 2017: New photos from Christopher Finigan
March 27, 2017: New photos from Nick Schmiedeler
December 20, 2016: New photo from Dave King
August 10, 2016: Updated by Christopher Finigan: Added category "Riveted"
December 28, 2014: Updated by Luke: Added categories "Brooklyn�Manhattan Transit Corporation", "New York Rapid Transit Corporation", "Brooklyn Rapid Transit"
March 13, 2014: Updated by Luke Harden: Added categories "Railroad", "Subway"
February 5, 2012: Photos imported by James Baughn
December 1, 2010: New photo from Eric Root
April 2, 2010: New photos from Jason Smith
July 15, 2008: New photo from Michael Minn

HAER NY-128 - Williamsburg Bridge, Spanning East River at South Sixth Street between New York City & Brooklyn, New York, New York County, NY
Wikipedia
Michael Minn
Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
Eric Root - ejort [at] att [dot] net
Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth
Christopher Finigan
Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
Nick Schmiedeler - nick [at] nickschmiedeler [dot] com
Richard Doody
Geoff Hubbs
Mike Daffron - daffmikron [at] gmail [dot] com