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Williamsburg Bridge, Spanning East River at South Sixth Street between New York City & Brooklyn, New York, New York County, NY

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Williamsburg Bridge, Spanning East River at South Sixth Street between New York City & Brooklyn, New York, New York County, NY

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Summary

Significance: The Williamsburg Bridge is the longest span suspension bridge over the East River, its span exceeding that of the Brooklyn Bridge by 4.5 feet.
Survey number: HAER NY-128
Building/structure dates: ca. 1903 Initial Construction

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Date

1903

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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator

Buck, Leffert

Hawley, Monica E, transmitter

Boucher, Jack, photographer

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Location

New York, United States, 40.78306, -73.97125

Google Map of 40.7830603, -73.9712488

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Library of Congress

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