Grand Street Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 40°42′59″N 73°55′22″W / 40.716495°N 73.922748°W |
| Carries | Grand Street and Grand Avenue Q59 (New York City bus) Sidewalk |
| Crosses | Newtown Creek |
| Locale | Brooklyn and Queens, New York City |
| Maintained by | New York City Department of Transportation |
| ID number | 2240390 |
| Followed by | Kosciuszko Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Swing bridge with through-truss superstructure |
| Material | Steel superstructure and deck with masonry pier |
| Total length | 230 feet (70 m) |
| Width | 31.2 feet (9.5 m) |
| No. of spans | 1 |
| Clearance above | 13.4 feet (4.1 m) |
| Clearance below | 9.8 feet (3.0 m) MHW |
| No. of lanes | 2 |
| History | |
| Designer | New York City Department of Bridges |
| Construction start | August 1900 |
| Construction cost | $174,937 (equivalent to $6,160,474 in 2023) |
| Opened | December 26, 1902 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 10,213 (2016) |
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| References | |
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Grand Street Bridge (1890) | |
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 1896 map of Newtown Creek (Grand Street Bridge highlighted in red) | |
| Coordinates | 40°42′59″N 73°55′22″W / 40.716495°N 73.922748°W |
| Carries | Roadway and Brooklyn City Railroad (streetcar) |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Swing bridge |
| Material | Iron |
| Total length | 120 feet (37 m) |
| Width | 30 feet (9.1 m) |
| No. of spans | 1 |
| Rail characteristics | |
| No. of tracks | 2 |
| History | |
| Designer | Dean & Westbrook |
| Constructed by | Charles A. Cregin |
| Construction start | 1889 |
| Construction end | July 30, 1890 |
| Replaces | Grand Street Bridge (original) |
| Replaced by | Grand Street Bridge (1903) |
Grand Street Bridge (1875) | |
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| Coordinates | 40°42′59″N 73°55′22″W / 40.716495°N 73.922748°W |
| Carries | Roadway and Brooklyn City Railroad (streetcar) |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Swing bridge |
| No. of spans | 1 |
| Rail characteristics | |
| No. of tracks | 1 |
| History | |
| Construction end | 1875 |
| Replaced by | Grand Street Bridge (1890) |
Grand Street Bridge is a through-truss swing bridge over Newtown Creek in New York City. The current crossing was completed in 1902, and links Grand Street and Grand Avenue via a two-lane, height-restricted roadway. It is a main connection between the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, carrying an average of 10,200 vehicles per day (as of 2016[update]).[3]
- ^ "2020 – Download NBI ASCII files – National Bridge Inventory – Bridge Inspection – Safety – Bridges & Structures – Federal Highway Administration". Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ "New York City Bridge Traffic Volumes" (PDF). New York City Department of Transportation. 2016. p. 9. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ^ "Brooklyn – Queens Bridges ~ Average Daily Traffic Volumes" (PDF). 2016 New York City Bridge Traffic Volumes. NYCDOT: 97. 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2021.