145th Street Bridge

Bridge between Manhattan and the Bronx, New York January 2025 November 2017 145th Street Bridge 145 Bridge below jeh.jpg 300px View from the Bronx 40.819461 -73.933053 region:US inline,title 4 lanes of roadway Harlem River Manhattan and the Bronx,New York City City of New York NYCDOThttps://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/harlemrvbdrpt.pdf New York City's Harlem River Bridges: The Reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century Michael R. Bloomberg, City of New York January 23, 2004 December 2, 2017 February 24, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170224095847/https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/harlemrvbdrpt.pdf dead Macombs Dam Bridge Madison Avenue Bridge Swing bridge 1602 ft 2 300 ft 2 $85 million 1905 8 4 2007 02 29,315 (2016)https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/nyc-bridge-traffic-report-2016.pdf New York City Bridge Traffic Volumes 2016 New York City Department of Transportation 9 March 16, 2018 March 11, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180311161313/https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/nyc-bridge-traffic-report-2016.pdf dead thumb|left|250px|The 145th St Bridge above the Oak Point Link railway in 2025. The 145th Street Bridge is a four-lane swing bridge across the Harlem River in New York City, connecting West 145th Street and Lenox Avenue in Manhattan with East 149th Street and River Avenue in the Bronx. The bridge is operated and maintained by the New York City Department of Transportation. The 145th Street Bridge carries the Bx19 bus route operated by MTA New York City Transit.MBx Between 2000 and 2014, the bridge opened for vessels 23 times.2014 Bridges and Tunnels Annual Condition Report https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/dot_bridgereport14.pdf March 31, 2021 New York City Department of Transportation 147 History At the end of the 19th century, rapid growth in the South Bronx area necessitated another Harlem River crossing. Construction on the original 145th St Bridge began on April 19, 1901. The designer was Alfred Pancoast Boller, who based the design on the Macombs Dam Bridge but modified it so that growth in water travel could be accommodated. Completion was delayed due to the construction of the 145th Street station (IRT Lenox Avenue Line) beneath one pier; the $2.75 million bridge was opened to traffic on August 24, 1905.Harlem River Bridges - 145th St Bridge https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/infrastructure/bridges-harlem.shtml#145th Infrastructure NYC DOT 14 November 2025 It once carried northbound New York State Route 22 and New York State Route 100. This bridge was also once named the "Lenox Avenue Bridge", though that name has fallen into disuse. In 1957, the bridge was improved by building approach spans over Harlem River Drive, and again in 1990 with the construction of three more spans to provide the Oak Point Link railway a right-of-way. 2006 Reconstruction of the 145th Street Bridge over the Harlem River https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/145thstbridge.pdf NYC DOT November 14, 2025 A new swing span for the bridge was assembled in the Port of Coeymans in Coeymans, New York, in southern Albany County. The new span arrived in New York in 2006,https://www.nysun.com/new-york/new-145th-street-bridge-arrives-in-the-city-via/42639/ New 145th Street Bridge Arrives in the City Via Barge Karni Annie November 1, 2006 The New York Sun January 5, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20180325000506/https://www.nysun.com/new-york/new-145th-street-bridge-arrives-in-the-city-via/42639/ March 25, 2018 dead and the span was replaced in February 2007. References External links NYCRoads.com: 145th Street Bridge Historic Overview NYC DoT 145th Street Bridge Crossings Harlem River 145th Street Bridge Macombs Dam Bridge 149th Street Tunnel bullets Category:Bridges completed in 1905 Category:Swing bridges in the United States Category:Road bridges in New York City Category:Bridges in Manhattan Category:Bridges in the Bronx Category:Bridges over the Harlem River Category:Pedestrian bridges in New York City Category:1905 establishments in New York City