Manhattan Bridge

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.

Manhattan Bridge
Seen from Brooklyn in July 2017
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; 115 years ago (1909-12-31)
Statistics
Daily traffic	85,084 (2016)[4]
Toll	Free both ways
Location

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]