Manhattan Bridge
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The Manhattan Bridge is a suspension bridge across the East River in New York City. It connects the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. The bridge is 6,855 ft (2,089 m) long.
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Manhattan Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 40.7070°N 73.9905°W / 40.7070; -73.9905 (Manhattan Bridge) |
Carries | 7 lanes of roadway, 4 tracks of the trains of the New York City Subway, and bicycles |
Crosses | East River |
Locale | New York City (Manhattan-Brooklyn) |
Maintained by | New York City Department of Transportation |
ID number | 2240028 (upper) 2240027 (lower)[1] |
Characteristics | |
Design | Suspension bridge |
Total length | 6,855 ft (2,089 m) |
Width | 120 feet (37 m)[2] |
Height | 336 ft (102 m) (towers)[2] |
Longest span | 1,480 feet (451 m)[3] |
Clearance below | 135 ft (41.1 m)[2] |
History | |
Designer | Leon Solomon Moisseiff[2] |
Constructed by | Othniel Foster Nichols[2] |
Construction start | 1901[2] |
Construction end | 1912[2] |
Opened | December 31, 1909; 114 years ago (1909-12-31) |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 85,084 (2016)[4] |
Toll | Free both ways |
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The bridge opened on December 31, 1909. It was designed by Leon Moisseiff.[2] Its design was new for bridges at the time. Many longer suspension bridges are based on this bridge's design.[5]
The bridge is officially landmarked. It was made a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark in 2009.[6]