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Between 2008 and the end of 2010, six New York City bridges will turn 100 years old, and the newly formed New York City Bridge Centennial Commission will be making sure they're adequately feted. The six centennial spans are the Madison Avenue, Manhattan, Borden Avenue, Pelham Bay, University Heights and Queensboro bridges.
The celebrations were announced this morning by Deputy Mayor Edward Skyler and other officials at Tramway Park the base of the Queensboro Bridge. Events will include exhibitions of original designs, rare tours of the historic bridges, "bike-boat-walking tours," and other festivities for each bridge as they hit the 100 mark. We take a close look at the six birthday bridges below.
Construction began on the Manhattan Bridge on October 1, 1901, and the bridge was finally opened to traffic on December 31, 1909. It was the last of the three suspension bridges built across the lower East River, following the Brooklyn and the Williamsburg bridges. It’s 6,855 feet long, with 3224 feet long suspension cables. In Cloverfield, the more popular Brooklyn Bridge was felled by a monster, while the Manhattan Bridge lived to tell the tale. (Photo: Ryan Muir.)
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what about roebling's erection?
Thanks to the Madison Ave bridge I can walk from Harlem to the Bronx and catch the 4/5. I'm gonna party hard for its birthday in '10.
If by Roebling's erection you mean the Brooklyn Bridge, the centenary celebration of that span was held in 1983 and featured a wonderful fireworks exhibition over the bridge.
Nearly-Happy Birthday,Manhattan bridge!
Oh, and it's not really known yet if Cloverfield's monster was in fact an alien. And it was only the big on that smack-downed the Brooklyn Bridge.
Good point, Kingpin. Duly noted.
The Manhattan Bridge is a beautiful Bridge, but I've seen it tilt and sway every time a train goes over. That can't be normal. No wonder so much constant maintenance has to be done.
Wikipedia:
"...was designed and built by Polish bridge engineer Ralph Modjeski with the deflection cables designed by Leon Moisseiff, who later designed the infamous Tacoma Narrows Bridge in 1940."
Those Wacky Polish Engineers. They crack me up.