The 145th Street Bridge, located in New York City, is a four-lane swing bridge that crosses the Harlem River,
connecting 145th Street
and Lenox Avenue in Manhattan with East 149th Street and River Avenue in the Bronx. It once carried northbound
New York State Route 22
and New York State Route 100. Additionally, this bridge, for its proximity to the eponymous avenue, was once named the
"Lenox Avenue Bridge," an original name that has fallen into disuse.
The bridge is operated and maintained by the New York City
Department of Transportation. Construction on the original 145th Street Bridge began on April 19, 1901, and the $2.75
million bridgewas opened to traffic on August 24, 1905. The designer was Alfred Pancoast Boller. A new swing span for the bridge
was assembled
in the Port of Coeymans in Coeymans, New York, in southern Albany County. The span was replaced in early November 2006. |
