University Heights Bridge

Infobox_Bridge
bridge_name= University Heights Bridge


caption= Seen from the Harlem River
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also_known_as= 207th Street Bridge
carries=207th Street
crosses= Harlem River
locale= Manhattan and the Bronx, in New York City
maint= New York City Department of Transportation
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design=Swing
mainspan=227 feet (69 m)
length=268 feet (82 m)
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traffic=45,000
open=January 8, 1908
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The University Heights Bridge crosses the Harlem River, connecting West 207th Street in the Inwood neighborhood of Manhattan to West Fordham Road in the University Heights section of the Bronx. The bridge is operated and maintained by the New York City Department of Transportation. The bridge carries two lanes of traffic in each direction, along with a sidewalk on the south side of the bridge. It may have once carried the now-decommissioned New York State Route 9X. [http://www.nycroads.com/roads/state_NYC/ State and US Roads in New York City] ; retrieved March 23, 2007 from nycroads.com]

The first swing bridge on this site had been a previous incarnation of the Broadway Bridge that was being replaced by a new double-level bridge. In June 1906, the old bridge was floated down the river and placed on a newly-constructed center pier. [ [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/bridges/bridges/207th.html New York City Department of Transportation: West 207th Street/University Heights Bridge Over Harlem River] , accessed March 22, 2007] After all the approaches and other construction were completed, the bridge opened to traffic on January 8, 1908. [http://www.nycroads.com/crossings/university-heights/ NYCRoads.com - University Heights Bridge] , accessed March 22, 2007] The designer was Alfred Pancoast Boller.

A new bridge was constructed between 1989 and 1992 to replace the decaying previous structure.

On the Bronx side, the bridge provides access to the University Heights Metro-North station on the Hudson Line via its pedestrian walkway.

References

External links

[http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/bridges/207th.shtml NYC DoT page] Crossings navbox
structure = Crossings
place = Harlem River
bridge = University Heights Bridge
bridge signs =
upstream = Broadway Bridge
upstream signs = NYCS-bull-small|1
downstream = Washington Bridge
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External links

* [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/bridges/bridges/207th.html New York City Department of Transportation: West 207th Street/University Heights Bridge Over Harlem River]
* [http://www.nycroads.com/crossings/university-heights/ NYCRoads.com - University Heights Bridge]
* [http://www.kingbridgeco.com/univeristy_heights_bridge_-_nyc.htm King Bridge Company Museum: University Heights Bridge]