Rating:
2 votes

Third Avenue Bridge (1898)

New York County, New York, and Bronx County, New York

Photos 

Third Avenue Bridge

Viewed from the southeast (on the Willis Ave. Bridge) in March, 2005

(c) 2005 by Michael Minn (michaelminn.com)

Enlarge

BH Photo #117468

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Lost Swing bridge over Harlem River on Third Avenue in New York
Location
New York City, New York County, New York, and Bronx County, New York
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1898; Railroad spans converted to road 1953 as a result of the 3rd Street El being demolished; Rehabilitated 1955 with the removal of the middle railroad trusses; Replaced 2005
Builders
- Phoenix Iron Works of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania (Superstructure)
- Terry & Tench Construction Co. of New York City, New York (1955 Rehabber & Middle truss reseller)
- Thomas Curtis Clarke (Design)
Railroads
- Harlem Bridge, Fordham & Morrisania Railway (HBF&M)
- Streetcar
- Union Railway Company of New York City
Design
Swing
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 149.9 ft.
Total length: 1,326.8 ft.
Deck width: 51.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.9 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.80694, -73.93361   (decimal degrees)
40°48'25" N, 73°56'01" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/589946/4517873 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Central Park
Average daily traffic (as of 2011)
42,922
Inventory numbers
NY 2240069 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26445 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of July 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Very Good (8 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 68.2 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

19th Century (8,305)
Bronx County, New York (116)
Built 1898 (329)
Built during 1890s (3,185)
Flared (403)
Harlem Bridge, Fordham & Morrisania Railway (2)
Harlem River (24)
Have street view (28,872)
Lost (28,368)
Lost 2005 (455)
Lost during 2000s (4,403)
Movable (3,114)
Navigable waterway (2,204)
New York (4,878)
New York City, New York (341)
New York County, New York (142)
 Phoenix Iron Works (18)
Pin-connected (4,668)
Pratt through truss (6,042)
Pratt truss (10,276)
Rail-and-Road (397)
Railroad (16,443)
Replaced by new bridge (19,292)
Span length 125-175 feet (4,415)
Streetcar (292)
Swing (1,561)
Terry & Tench Construction Co. (8)
Thomas Curtis Clarke (2)
Through truss (16,700)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,991)
Truss (35,366)
Union Railway Company of New York City (1)

Update Log 

  • May 8, 2021: Updated by Luke: Added info denoting this is the 1898 truss that was replaced in 05
  • December 10, 2015: New Street View added by Douglas Butler
  • August 26, 2013: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • July 15, 2008: New photo from Michael Minn

Related Bridges 

Sources 

Post a comment here

Comments 

Third Avenue Bridge (1898)
Posted May 8, 2021, by Clark Vance (cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com)

Seems the 2005 replacement was a prize winner which makes me think "notable". The steel makers seem rightly proud.

Third Avenue Bridge (1898)
Posted May 8, 2021, by Luke

https://www.aisc.org/nsba/prize-bridge-awards/prize-bridge-w...

They fabricated steel used in the new bridge, which I don't disagree with having an entry created for it.

Third Avenue Bridge
Posted May 8, 2021, by Luke

No, it wasn't.

Third Avenue Bridge
Posted May 8, 2021, by Jeremy Alexander (jwalexander1980 [at] gmail [dot] com)

This bridge was proudly built in Russellville Alabama by G&G Steel.

Third Avenue Bridge
Posted January 31, 2008, by Anonymous

This bridge was replaced in 2002? by Kiska Construction.