The Williamsburg Bridge
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Brooklyn - Williamsburg: Willuamsburg Bridge
Made by wallyg
The Williamsburg Bridge is a suspension bridge across the East River connecting Manhattan at Delancey St. with the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. It once carried New York State Route 27A and later Interstate 78. Construction on the bridge began in 1896, with Leffert L. Buck as chief engineer, Henry Hornbostel as architect and Holton D. Robinson as assistant engineer, and the bridge opened on December 19, 1903 at a cost of $12,000,000. At the time it was constructed, the Williamsburg Bridge was the largest suspension bridge on Earth, and remained so until the Bear Mountain Bridge was completed in 1924. It is an unconventional structure, as suspension bridges go; though the main span hangs from cables in the usual manner, the side spans leading to the approaches are cantilevered, drawing no support from the cables above. The main span of the bridge is 1600 feet (488 m) long. The entire bridge is 7308 feet (2227 m) long between cable anchor terminals, and the deck is 118 feet (36 m) wide. The height at the center of the bridge is 135 feet (41 m) and each tower is 335 feet (102 m); these measurements taken from the river's surface at high water mark. According to the film Over The East River published in 1919 by the Ford Motor Company, the bridge had 4 trolleys, 2 cable tracks, 2 roadways, and 2 foot walks. The bridge is one of only two suspension bridges in New York City to currently carry both vehicle and rail traffic. ( is the other.) For a while, the Long Island Rail Road used the tracks in the center of the bridge in tandem with the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company elevated railroad. Today, the New York City Subway J, M, and Z trains use these tracks.
The Message
Made by toddwshaffer
Old people think, adults assume, kids know - I walked by this on the williamsburg bridge and repeated it in my head as a single sentence with no commas five or six times before I got it. Commas are key!
south williamsburg waterfront
Made by Henry C
can you say luxury high rise blocking the view for all the other buildings? geotagged
the williamsburg bridge, by foot
Made by DanielJames
Near the top of the Williamsburg Brige, facing Brooklyn. Taken in NYC, NY.
a small circle, inside a bigger one
Made by alherdez
Part of the Williamsburg bridge shots
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