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NYC - Harlem River Bascule Bridge (1867)

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

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Park Avenue (Metro North) - Harlem River Bridge (Old)

Hinged lift drawbridge replaced

Photo taken by Douglas Butler in March 2013

License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)

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BH Photo #285130

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Harlem River on Metro North RR
Location
New York City, New York County, New York, and Bronx County, New York
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1867; Replaced 1897
Railroad
- New York Central Railroad (NYC)
Design
Pratt through truss bascule hinged lift
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.81117, -73.93224   (decimal degrees)
40°48'40" N, 73°55'56" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/590056/4518344 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Central Park
Inventory number
BH 61303 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,859)
Bascule (1,080)
Bronx County, New York (113)
Built 1867 (61)
Built during 1860s (550)
Harlem River (22)
Hinged lift type (11)
Lost (26,449)
Lost 1897 (16)
Lost during 1890s (164)
Movable (3,063)
Navigable waterway (2,182)
 New York (4,674)
New York Central Railroad (955)
New York City, New York (335)
New York County, New York (138)
Owned by railroad (12,990)
Pratt through truss (5,650)
Pratt truss (9,688)
Railroad (16,102)
Replaced by new bridge (17,932)
Through truss (15,758)
Truss (33,926)

Update Log 

  • February 2, 2019: New photo from Douglas Butler
  • May 13, 2016: Updated by Luke: Crrected info + image
  • June 10, 2014: Added by Douglas Butler

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