High Bridge | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:High_Bridge_jeh.JPG) View of the closed bridge from Highbridge Park in 2008 | |
| Coordinates | 40°50′32″N 73°55′49″W / 40.842308°N 73.930277°W |
| Carries | Pedestrians and bicycles |
| Crosses | Harlem River |
| Locale | Manhattan and the Bronx, New York City |
| Owner | Government of New York City |
| Maintained by | NYC Parks |
| Preceded by | Alexander Hamilton Bridge |
| Followed by | Macombs Dam Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Total length | 1,450 ft (440 m)[1] |
| Height | 140 ft (43 m)[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 1848 (aqueduct) 1864 (walkway) 2015 (dedicated walkway) |
| Rebuilt | 1927 |
| Closed | 1949 (water supply) c.1970–2015 |
| Statistics | |
High Bridge | |
New York City Landmark No. 0639 | |
| NRHP reference No. | 72001560 |
| NYSRHP No. | 06101.006666 |
| NYCL No. | 0639 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 4, 1972 |
| Designated NYSRHP | June 23, 1980[2] |
| Designated NYCL | November 10, 1970 |
| Location | |
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The High Bridge (originally the Aqueduct Bridge) is a steel arch bridge connecting the New York City boroughs of the Bronx and Manhattan. Rising 140 ft (43 m) over the Harlem River, it is the city's oldest bridge, having opened as part of the Croton Aqueduct in 1848. The eastern end is located in the Highbridge section of the Bronx near the western end of West 170th Street, and the western end is located in Highbridge Park in Manhattan, roughly parallel to the end of West 174th Street.[3]
High Bridge was originally completed in 1848 with 16 individual stone arches. In 1928, the five that spanned the Harlem River were replaced by a single 450-foot (140 m) steel arch. The bridge was closed to all traffic from around 1970 until its restoration, which began in 2009. The bridge was reopened to pedestrians and bicycles on June 9, 2015.
The bridge is operated and maintained by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
- ^ a b "Croton Water Supply System". ASCE Metropolitan Section. American Society of Civil Engineers. n.d. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. November 7, 2014. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ Ramey, Corinne (June 8, 2015). "The Grass Is Greener on the Other Side". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved June 9, 2015.