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Total Bridges Found: 4

 Bridge Name HSR Rating Facility Carried / Feature Intersected LocationStructure Type Structure DimensionsConstruction Date / Builder or Contractor DescriptionThumbnail
Brooklyn Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Adams Street Over East River New York: Brooklyn, New York and Manhattan, New York Metal Through Truss Stiffening Wire Cable Suspension, Fixed and Approach Spans: Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed Total Length: 5989 ft
Main Span Length: 1595.5 ft
Roadway Width: 59.7 ft
Main Spans: 3
1883 By: John A. Roebling Sons Company of New York, New York This stunning bridge has been called the most influential bridge in U.S. history.Click to visit page.
Carroll Street Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Carroll Street Over Gowanus Canal New York: Brooklyn, New York Metal Through Girder, Movable: Retractile Total Length: 107 ft
Main Span Length: 107 ft
Roadway Width: 17.7 ft
Main Spans: 2
1889 By: New Jersey Steel and Iron Company of Tenton, New Jersey and Brooklyn Department of City Works This is one of the only known operable retractile bridges in North America.Click to visit page.
Manhattan Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Flatbush Avenue and New York City Subway Over East River New York: Brooklyn, New York and Manhattan, New York Metal Pony Truss Stiffening Wire Cable Suspension, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed Total Length: 6855 ft
Main Span Length: 1470 ft
Roadway Width: 46 ft
Main Spans: 3
1909 By: Ryan-Parker Construction Company of New York, New York and Gustav Lindenthal, Othniel Foster Nichols, and Leon Moisseiff The companion bridge to Brooklyn Bridge, but in its own right one of the most beautiful and impressive bridges in the country.Click to visit page.
Williamsburg Bridge
Historic Significance Rating. Delancey Street and New York City Subway Over East River New York: Brooklyn, New York and Manhattan, New York Metal Through Truss Stiffening Wire Cable Suspension, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Rivet-Connected Lattice (Quadruple Warren) Through Truss, Fixed Total Length: 7308 ft
Main Span Length: 1600 ft
Roadway Width: 76 ft
Main Spans: 1
1903 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Leffert L. Buck The largest of the three East River suspension bridges, and a nationally significant suspension bridge with an uncommon stiffening truss.Click to visit page.

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