Harlem River Lift Bridge

For the Harlem River span of the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, see Robert F. Kennedy Bridge § Harlem River lift bridge (NY 900G).
"Park Avenue Bridge (New York City)" redirects here. Not to be confused with the Park Avenue Viaduct, carrying Park Avenue around Grand Central Terminal.
Harlem River Lift Bridge
From downriver
Coordinates40°48′40″N 73°56′00″W / 40.81114°N 73.93333°W / 40.81114; -73.93333
Carries4 tracks of the Metro-North Railroad
CrossesHarlem River
LocaleManhattan and the Bronx in New York City
Maintained byMetropolitan Transportation Authority
Characteristics
DesignVertical lift bridge
Longest span340 ft (100 m)
Clearance below
  • Closed: 25 ft (7.6 m)
  • Open: 135 ft (41 m)
History
Opened1956 (replacing 1897 bridge)
Location
Map

The Harlem River Lift Bridge[1] (also known as the Park Avenue Bridge) is a vertical lift bridge carrying the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line, Harlem Line, and New Haven Line across the Harlem River between the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx in New York City. The average weekday ridership on the lines is 265,000.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference nyt-2014 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Commuter Rail Transit Ridership Report First Quarter 2010, p. 5 Archived 2010-07-04 at the Wayback Machine, American Public Transportation Association, June 1, 2010. Accessed June 27, 2010.