General Information
| Other name(s): | Blackwell's Island Bridge; 59th Street Bridge |
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| Completion: | 30 March 1909 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Cantilever truss bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
Awards and Distinctions
| 2009 |
for registered users |
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Location
| Location: |
Manhattan, New York, New York, USA Queens, New York, New York, USA |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 40° 45' 24.23" N 73° 57' 15.20" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| length of side spans | 140 m ; 143 m | |
| total length | 1 135 m | |
| main spans | 2 x 360 m | |
| center span length | 192 m |
Materials
| truss |
steel
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Participants
Architecture
- Henry Hornbostel (architect)
Structural engineering
- Gustav Lindenthal (structural engineer)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Blackwell's Island Bridge. In: Scientific American, v. 89, n. 12 (19 September 1903), pp. 202-203.
- The Blackwell's Island Bridge. In: Scientific American, v. 46, n. 17 (29 April 1882), pp. 255.
- (1910): Die Blackwellsinsel-Brücke. In: Der Eisenbau, v. 1, n. 7 (July 1910), pp. 269-280.
- (1910): Die Blackwellsinsel-Brücke [Teil 2]. In: Der Eisenbau, v. 1, n. 10 (October 1910), pp. 371-377.
- (1993): Bridges. Macmillan Publishing Company, New York (USA), pp. 91.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20000481 - Published on:
13/11/1999 - Last updated on:
02/10/2019
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