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The Brooklyn Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge, George Washington Bridge, and Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge were the world's longest suspension bridges when opened in 1883, [2] 1903, [3] 1931, [4] and 1964 [5] respectively. There are 789 bridges and tunnels in New York.
The Manhattan Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the East River in New York City, connecting Lower Manhattan at Canal Street with Downtown Brooklyn at the Flatbush Avenue Extension. Designed by Leon Moisseiff and built by the Phoenix Bridge Company , the bridge has a total length of 6,855 ft (2,089 m).
[174] [47] Since the New York and Brooklyn Bridge was the only bridge across the East River at that time, it was also called the East River Bridge. [183] Until the construction of the nearby Williamsburg Bridge in 1903, the New York and Brooklyn Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world, [184] 20% longer than any built previously. [185]
New York: New York, Bronx: Holland Tunnel: 1920, 1927 1993-11-04 New York: New York: Cast iron subaqueous tunnel Hyde Hall Covered Bridge: 1825 1998-12-17 East Springfield: Otsego: IRT Broadway Line Viaduct: 1900, 1904 1983-09-15 New York
For crossings of the East River, a tidal strait in New York City, United States, see: List of fixed crossings of the East River (bridges and tunnels) List of ferries across the East River
Pages in category "Bridges in Manhattan" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. ... Henry Hudson Bridge; High Bridge (New York City) M. Macombs ...
Map of the bridge's path, highlighted in red. A bill to construct the bridge was proposed in the New York State Legislature in 1920. [37] Gustav Lindenthal, who had designed the Hell Gate Bridge, criticized the Tri-Borough plan as "uncalled for", as the new Tri-Borough Bridge would parallel the existing Hell Gate Bridge.
Bridges in Manhattan (1 C, 31 P) Bridges in Queens, New York (18 P) ... Pages in category "Bridges in New York City" The following 3 pages are in this category, out ...