The Washington Bridge is a 2,375-foot (724 m)-long arch bridge over the Harlem River in New York City
between the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. The span, opened in 1888, connects 181st Street and Amsterdam Avenue in
Washington Heights, Manhattan, with University Avenue in Morris Heights, Bronx.
It carries six lanes of traffic, as well
as sidewalks on both sides. Ramps at either end of the bridge connect to the Trans-Manhattan Expressway and the Cross-Bronx Expressway.
The bridge is operated and maintained by the New York City Department of Transportation. It once carried U.S. Route 1, which now travels over the Alexander Hamilton Bridge. |