Alexander Hamilton Bridge
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Alexander Hamilton Bridge | |
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I-95 / US 1 | |
Crosses | Harlem River |
Locale | Manhattan and The Bronx in New York City |
Maintained by | NYSDOT |
Characteristics | |
Design | Open-spandrel deck arch bridge |
Total length | 2,375 feet (724 m) |
Width | [1] |
Longest span | 555 feet (169 m) |
Clearance below | 103 feet (31 m) |
History | |
Opened | January 15, 1963[2] |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 177,853 (2016)[3] |
Toll | none |
Location | |
The Alexander Hamilton Bridge is an eight-lane steel arch bridge that carries traffic over the
The bridge opened to traffic on January 15, 1963, the same day that the Cross-Bronx Expressway was completed. For 2011, the
Design
The total length of the bridge, including approaches, is 2,375 feet (724 m). Its parallel main spans are 555 feet (169 m) long and provide 103 feet (31 m) of vertical clearance over the Harlem River at the center and 366 feet (112 m) of horizontal clearance.[5]
The bridge design included a set of spiraling ramps (officially known as the Highbridge Interchange and colloquially known as "The Corkscrew") to connect to and from the
History
After the
Starting in 2009, the bridge underwent a full renovation at an estimated cost of $400 million.
See also
- Transport portal
- Engineering portal
- New York (state) portal
- New York City portal
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in New York (state)
References
- ^ "2011 New York City Bridge Traffic Volumes" (PDF). New York City Department of Transportation. October 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ "New York City Bridge Traffic Volumes" (PDF). New York City Department of Transportation. 2016. p. 9. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ^ "2011 New York City Bridge Traffic Volumes" (PDF). New York City Department of Transportation. March 2010. p. 74. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 28, 2010. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Compact NYSDOT Highway Record Plans: Beginning 1900". State of New York. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ Schweber, Nate (July 15, 2012). "Bracing for Big Traffic Jam That Didn't Come on Day 1". The New York Times. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^ Wander, Erik (July 30, 2012). "GWB Traffic Getting Worse, Analysis Shows". Patch Media. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ^ "Governor Cuomo Announces Completion of Alexander Hamilton Bridge Rehabilitation". Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. September 28, 2014. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
External links
- New York State Department of Transportation - Alexander Hamilton Bridge Project
- NYC Roads: Alexander Hamilton Bridge
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. NY-302, "Alexander Hamilton Bridge, Spanning Harlem River between Bronx & Manhattan, Bronx, Bronx County, NY", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page
- Alexander Hamilton Bridge at Structurae
- Bridge and Tunnel Club pictures of the Alexander Hamilton Bridge
- Nautical Chart #12342[NOAA.