145th Street Bridge
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145th Street Bridge
Coordinates: 40°49′10″N 73°55′59″W / 40.819461°N 73.933053°W
| 145th Street Bridge | |
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 From The Bronx |
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| Crosses | Harlem River |
| Locale | Manhattan and the Bronx, in New York City |
| Maintained by | New York City Department of Transportation |
| Design | Swing bridge |
| Total length | 1,603 feet (489 m) |
| Longest span | 300 feet (91 m) |
| Opened | 1905 |
| Daily traffic | 23,148 (2008)[1] |
The 145th Street Bridge, located in New York City, USA, is a four-lane swing bridge that crosses the Harlem River, connecting 145th Street and Lenox Avenue in Manhattan with East 149th Street and River Avenue in the Bronx. It once carried northbound New York State Route 22 and New York State Route 100. Additionally, this bridge, for its proximity to the eponymous avenue, was once named the "Lenox Avenue Bridge," an original name that has fallen into disuse. The bridge is operated and maintained by the New York City Department of Transportation.
Construction on the 145th Street Bridge began on April 19, 1901, and the $2.75 million bridge was opened to traffic on August 24, 1905. The designer was Alfred Pancoast Boller.
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Reconstruction
A new swing span for the bridge was assembled in the former Powell & Minnock Brick Yard in Coeymans, New York, in southern Albany County. The span was replaced in early November 2006
Public transportation
The 145th Street Bridge carries the Bx19 bus route operated by MTA New York City Transit. The average weekday ridership of the Bx19 bus route is 33,770.[2]
Cultural references
In an episode of The Jeffersons TV show (The Expectant Father), Lionel and George get drunk and go to paint Lionel's name on the bridge.
References
- ^ "New York City Bridge Traffic Volumes 2008" (PDF). New York City Department of Transportation. March 2010. p. 75. Archived from the original on May 28, 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20100528130124/http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/bridgetrafrpt08.pdf. Retrieved June 27, 2010.
- ^ "2010 NYC Transit Service Reductions" (PDF). MTA New York City Transit. January 27, 2010. p. ix. http://www.mta.info/mta/news/books/pdf/100125_1031_service2010-nyct.pdf. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
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