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Tidal Gate Bridge

Photo taken by Sergey Kadinsky

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

BH Photo #454518

Built to serve as a tidal gate for Flushing Creek

Overview: Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Flushing Creek on Meridian Road
Location: New York City, Queens County, New York
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1938
Design: Concrete rigid frame
Dimensions: Total length: 370.0 ft.
Deck width: 37.0 ft.
Also called: Tidal Gate Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.75256, -73.83990 (decimal degrees)
40°45'09" N, 73°50'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/597931/4511936 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number: BH 86408 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

August 18, 2019: Updated by Luke: Added common name and changed type per AI Engineering article
August 18, 2019: New photos from Geoff Hubbs