Manhattan Bridge, Spanning East River at Flatbush Avenue, between New York City & Brooklyn, New York, New York County, NY
Summary
Significance: This single span suspension bridge contains one of the longest suspension spans in the U.S., and had the largest carrying capacity in the country when it was built. It is unusual in that it was designed as a dual-level bridge; carrying street-cars on the upper level and subway tracks on the lower, with roadways in the center of each level. The approaches to the bridge were designed by Carrere and Hastings, and incorporated allegorical figures of Manhattan and Brooklyn by Daniel Chester French, which have since been removed to the Brooklyn Museum.
Survey number: HAER NY-127
Building/structure dates: 1909 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Lindenthal, Gustav
Carrere & Hastings
French, Daniel Chester
Hawley, Monica E, transmitter
Boucher, Jack, photographer
Location
New York, United States, 40.78306, -73.97125
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html