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{{Infobox_Bridge|bridge_name= Manhattan Bridge|image= Manhattan Bridge 2007.jpg|caption= View from
Brooklyn, 4 tracks of the trains of the [New York City Subway, pedestrians, and bicycles]|locale=
Manhattan and
Brooklyn, New York City|id=|design= [Suspension bridge, [1909 that crosses the [East River in New York City, connecting Lower Manhattan (at Canal Street) with
Brooklyn (at Flatbush Avenue Extension). It was the last of the three suspension bridges built across the lower East River, following the Brooklyn Bridge and the Williamsburg Bridge bridges. The bridge was opened to traffic on December 31, 1909 and was designed and built by
Poland bridge engineer Ralph Modjeski with the
deflection cables designed by Leon Moisseiff, who later designed the infamous
Tacoma Narrows Bridge in 1940. It has 4 vehicle lanes on the upper level (split between two roadways), and 3 vehicle lanes, 4 Manhattan Bridge subway tracks, a walkway and a
bikeway on the lower level. The upper level has 2 lanes in each direction, and the lower level can be one-way in peak direction or have 2 lanes in one direction and the other in the opposite direction. It once carried
New York State Route 27 and later was planned to carry
Interstate 478. No tolls are charged for motor vehicles to use Manhattan Bridge.
A new pedestrian walkway opened on the south side of the bridge in June 2001, where streetcars formerly ran. It was also used by bicycles until late summer 2004, when a dedicated bicycle path was opened on the north side of the bridge, and again in 2007 while the bike lane was used for truck access during repairs to the lower motor roadway.
- Main span 1,470 ft (448 m)
- Length of suspension cables 3224 ft (983 m)
- Total length 6,855 ft (2,089 m)
The bridge and I-478
As part of the construction of the
Lower Manhattan Expressway, there were plans to make the
Manhattan Bridge Interstate 478 but since this interstate would have led to a crosstown expressway and the existing
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, the
FHWA said that the first digit should be even so
I-478 was chosen. 3 digit interstates x78, accessed
December 19, 2006 However, with the cancellation of I-78 through
New York City, the spur was dubbed useless.
Manhattan Bridge in film
- The Bridge is featured prominently in director Sergio Leone's gangster epic Once Upon a Time in America. In The Cowboy Way (film), the two main cowboy characters chase a B train over the bridge to rescue a friend in grave danger.
- The alien spacecraft that destroys New York in Independence Day (film) makes its entrance over the Manhattan Bridge.
- The Bridge is also featured prominently in director Peter Jackson's 2005 remake of King Kong (2005 film). In the 1930s period a very steep, simple ramp is used by automobiles to access the Bridge in contrast to today's integrated gradual ramp system into the surrounding roadways.
- The bridge is featured in an action traffic scene in the 1973 James Bond film Live and Let Die along the East River Drive when James Bond's CIA driver is assassinated by the villain Whisper in a pimpmobile and Bond has to steer the car through dangerous New York traffic.
- The bridge also plays a large role in the 1984 Steve Martin romantic comedy film The Lonely Guy, in which it is a popular spot for Lonely Guys to commit suicide, and plays an important role in the plot by being the meeting place for Steve Martin and Judith Ivey.
- In Aftershock: Earthquake in New York, a WCBS-TV helicopter flies above the East River after an earthquake strikes New York City. Both the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges are destroyed.
References
Gallery
Image:Manhattan bridge.jpg|Cross section of the bridgeImage:Manhattan Bridge arch.jpg|Manhattan Bridge arch on the Manhattan sideImage:ManhattanBridgeLeone.jpg|The iconic Manhattan Bridge panorama scene in "
Once Upon a Time in AmericaImage:ManhattanBridge.jpg|View from the Brooklyn BridgeImage:Manhattan Bridge cross section.png|cross section illustrating the bridge's lane layoutImage:MB3056.JPG|as seen from FDR Drive
External links
- Bridges at New York City DOT
- NYCroads.com - Manhattan Bridge
- NYCsubway.org - Manhattan Bridge FAQ Sheet
- Transportation Alternatives Fiboro Bridges - Manhattan Bridge
- NYCfoto.com - Photos of Manhattan Bridge
-
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{{Infobox_Bridge|bridge_name= Manhattan Bridge|image= Manhattan Bridge 2007.jpg|caption= View from Brooklyn, 4 tracks of the trains of the [New York City Subway, pedestrians, and bicycles]|locale= Manhattan and
Brooklyn,
New York City|id=|design= [Suspension bridge, [1909 that crosses the [East River in
New York City, connecting
Lower Manhattan (at Canal Street) with Brooklyn (at Flatbush Avenue Extension). It was the last of the three suspension bridges built across the lower East River, following the Brooklyn Bridge and the Williamsburg Bridge bridges. The bridge was opened to traffic on
December 31,
1909 and was designed and built by
Poland bridge engineer
Ralph Modjeski with the deflection cables designed by
Leon Moisseiff, who later designed the infamous Tacoma Narrows Bridge in 1940. It has 4 vehicle lanes on the upper level (split between two roadways), and 3 vehicle lanes, 4 Manhattan Bridge subway tracks, a walkway and a
bikeway on the lower level. The upper level has 2 lanes in each direction, and the lower level can be one-way in peak direction or have 2 lanes in one direction and the other in the opposite direction. It once carried
New York State Route 27 and later was planned to carry
Interstate 478. No tolls are charged for motor vehicles to use Manhattan Bridge.
A new pedestrian walkway opened on the south side of the bridge in June 2001, where
streetcars formerly ran. It was also used by bicycles until late summer 2004, when a dedicated bicycle path was opened on the north side of the bridge, and again in 2007 while the bike lane was used for truck access during repairs to the lower motor roadway.
- Main span 1,470 ft (448 m)
- Length of suspension cables 3224 ft (983 m)
- Total length 6,855 ft (2,089 m)
The bridge and I-478
As part of the construction of the Lower Manhattan Expressway, there were plans to make the Manhattan Bridge Interstate 478 but since this interstate would have led to a crosstown expressway and the existing Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, the
FHWA said that the first digit should be even so
I-478 was chosen. 3 digit interstates x78, accessed
December 19, 2006 However, with the cancellation of I-78 through
New York City, the
spur was dubbed useless.
Manhattan Bridge in film
- The Bridge is featured prominently in director Sergio Leone's gangster epic Once Upon a Time in America. In The Cowboy Way (film), the two main cowboy characters chase a B train over the bridge to rescue a friend in grave danger.
- The alien spacecraft that destroys New York in Independence Day (film) makes its entrance over the Manhattan Bridge.
- The Bridge is also featured prominently in director Peter Jackson's 2005 remake of King Kong (2005 film). In the 1930s period a very steep, simple ramp is used by automobiles to access the Bridge in contrast to today's integrated gradual ramp system into the surrounding roadways.
- The bridge is featured in an action traffic scene in the 1973 James Bond film Live and Let Die along the East River Drive when James Bond's CIA driver is assassinated by the villain Whisper in a pimpmobile and Bond has to steer the car through dangerous New York traffic.
- The bridge also plays a large role in the 1984 Steve Martin romantic comedy film The Lonely Guy, in which it is a popular spot for Lonely Guys to commit suicide, and plays an important role in the plot by being the meeting place for Steve Martin and Judith Ivey.
- In Aftershock: Earthquake in New York, a WCBS-TV helicopter flies above the East River after an earthquake strikes New York City. Both the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges are destroyed.
References
Gallery
Image:Manhattan bridge.jpg|Cross section of the bridgeImage:Manhattan Bridge arch.jpg|Manhattan Bridge arch on the Manhattan sideImage:ManhattanBridgeLeone.jpg|The iconic Manhattan Bridge panorama scene in "
Once Upon a Time in AmericaImage:ManhattanBridge.jpg|View from the Brooklyn BridgeImage:Manhattan Bridge cross section.png|cross section illustrating the bridge's lane layoutImage:MB3056.JPG|as seen from FDR Drive
External links
- Bridges at New York City DOT
- NYCroads.com - Manhattan Bridge
- NYCsubway.org - Manhattan Bridge FAQ Sheet
- Transportation Alternatives Fiboro Bridges - Manhattan Bridge
- NYCfoto.com - Photos of Manhattan Bridge
-
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