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173rd Street Pedestrian Bridge

New York County, New York

Photo 

173rd Street Pedestrian Bridge

looking southeast

Photo taken by Geoff Hubbs in June 2020

License: Released into public domain

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BH Photo #473455

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Pony/through plate girder bridge over Amtrak on Pedestrian Walkway
Location
New York City, New York County, New York
Status
Open to pedestrians only
Railroads
- Amtrak (AMTK)
- Conrail (CR)
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
Design
Arched through plate girder
Also called
Fort Washington Park Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.84718, -73.94597   (decimal degrees)
40°50'50" N, 73°56'45" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/588850/4522326 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Central Park
Inventory number
BH 52876 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Amtrak (580)
Conrail (1,825)
East Coast Greenway (93)
Footbridge (445)
Girder (11,671)
Haunched deck plate girder (93)
New York (5,248)
 New York Central Railroad (1,083)
New York City, New York (345)
New York County, New York (143)
Open to pedestrians (4,698)
Penn Central Railroad (1,657)
Plate girder (9,184)
Through girder (4,383)

Update Log 

  • June 7, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • July 12, 2012: Added by Nathan Holth

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