The Macombs Dam Bridge

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Spans - Manhattan-Bronx, Harlem River.

The bridge and adjoining park were named for the Macomb family who operated a dam and mill on the site.
As use of the Harlem River increased in the 1830's, the dam, which blocked all but the smallest of boats became a local bone of contention. In 1838, a group of local citizens rammed the dam with a coal barge and destroyed it by chopping through it with axes.
In the course of the following lawsuit and court case, the dam was found to be "a public nuisance..." built "without authority of law...the Legislature did not authorize the obstruction of the navigation of the river in the manner in which it was done by the dam in question."



After the Brooklyn and Washington Bridges, Macomb's Dam Bridge is the third oldest major bridge in New York City. It was designated a city landmark in 1992.
At the time of its construction, its massive steel central swing span was considered to be the world's heaviest movable mass.

Type of bridge: Moveable - Swing
Construction started: April 1, 1892
Opened to traffic: May 1, 1895
Length of main span: 412 feet
Length of two channels: 150 feet
Total length of bridge and approaches: 2,540 feet
Width of bridge: 60 feet
Width of roadway: 40 feet
Number of traffic lanes: 4 lanes
Clearance at center above mean high water: 28 feet
Foundation type: Caisson
Cost of original structure: $1,800,000


Bridge statistics from nycroads.com



The bridge is a handy way to access Yankee Stadium and can get fairly crowded before or after a home game in the Bronx.


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145th Street Bridge, Manhattan-Bronx, Harlem River
East 174th Street Bridge, Bronx, Bronx River
East 153rd Street, Manhattan
Bayonne Bridge,
Borden Avenue Bridge, Queens, Dutch Kills
Bronx-Whitestone Bridge,
City Island Bridge, Bronx, Pelham Bay Narrows
Cropsey Avenue Bridge, Brooklyn, Coney Island Creek
Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge,
Eastchester Bridge, Bronx, Eastchester Creek
Eastern Boulevard Bridge, Bronx, Bronx River
Flushing Bridge, Queens, Flushing Channel
Fresh Kills Bridge, Staten Island, Richmond Creek
Goethals Bridge,
Greenpoint Avenue Bridge, Brooklyn-Queens, Newtown Creek
Henry Hudson Bridge,
Hook Creek Bridge, Queens, Hook Creek
Hutchinson River Parkway Bridge, Bronx, Eastchester Creek
Hunters Point Avenue Bridge, Queens, Dutch Kills
Kosciuszko Bridge,
Little Neck Bridge, Queens, Alley Creek
Madison Avenue Bridge, Manhattan-Bronx, Harlem River
Metropolitan Avenue, Bridge, Brooklyn English Kills
Midtown Highway Bridge, Queens, Dutch Kills
Mill Basin Bridge, Brooklyn, Mill Basin
Ninth Street Bridge, Brooklyn, Gowanus Canal
Outerbridge Crossing.
Pelham Bridge, Bronx, Eastchester Creek
Pulaski Bridge, Brooklyn-Queens, Newtown Creek
Rikers Island Bridge, Queens, Rikers Island Channel
Roosevelt Avenue Bridge, Queens, Flushing River
Stillwell Avenue Bridge, Brooklyn, Coney Island Creek
Third Avenue Bridge, Manhattan-Bronx, Harlem River
Third Avenue Bridge, Brooklyn, Fifth Street Basin
Third Street Bridge, Brooklyn, Gowanus Canal
Throgs Neck Bridge,
Unionport Bridge, Bronx, Westchester Creek
Washington Bridge, Manhattan-Bronx, Harlem River
Westchester Avenue Bridge, Bronx, Bronx River
Willis Avenue Bridge, Manhattan-Bronx, Harlem River



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127th Street Viaduct