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Washington Bridge (Harlem River), an arch bridge between the Bronx and Manhattan in New York City; Washington Bridge (Connecticut), a drawbridge over the Housatonic River connecting Milford and Stratford, Connecticut; Washington Bridge (Washington, Missouri), a bridge over the Missouri River at Washington, Missouri
The Washington Bridge is a 2,375-foot (724 m)-long arch bridge over the Harlem River in New York City between the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx.The crossing, opened in 1888, connects 181st Street and Amsterdam Avenue in Washington Heights, Manhattan, with University Avenue in Morris Heights, Bronx.
The George Washington Bridge measures 4,760 feet (1,450 m) long, and its main span is 3,500 feet (1,100 m) long. It was the longest main bridge span in the world from its 1931 opening until the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opened in 1937. The George Washington Bridge is an important travel corridor within the New York metropolitan area ...
Along with the Henderson Bridge located one mile to the north, the Washington Bridge is one of two spans crossing the Seekonk River in Providence. From 2012 to 2015, a bicycle and pedestrian park was constructed on a remaining section of the original Washington Bridge. [8] The park opened in September 2015, at a total cost of $21.8 million. [9]
Originally the bridge supported two streetcar tracks and two lanes for passenger cars. [13] At the time of its construction, it was the most expensive project yet undertaken by the Connecticut Department of Transportation, costing $1.5 million. [14] The Washington Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [2]
The single greatest cause of failure in Washington has been flooding, frequently associated with severe storms, which then results in destructive bridge scour. [1] [2] [3] According to University of Washington meteorologist Cliff Mass, Western Washington is "particularly vulnerable to such bridge losses, with long floating bridges and the powerful winds associated with our terrain and incoming ...
The Washington Avenue Bridge carries County Road 122 and the METRO Green Line light rail across the Mississippi River in Minneapolis and connects the East Bank and West Bank portions of the University of Minnesota campus. The bridge has two decks, with the lower deck designated for motor vehicle traffic and light rail trains and the upper deck ...
The Washington Bridge is a concrete girder bridge that carries Route 47 over the Missouri River in Washington, Missouri. It replaces a cantilever truss bridge of the same name that passed between Franklin County, Missouri and Warren County, Missouri. It has also been known as the Route 47 Missouri River Bridge. [1]