City Island Bridge

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City Island Bridge
Carries 2 lanes of City Island Road
Crosses Pelham Bay
Locale the Bronx and City Island in New York City
Design Swing bridge
Opening date 1901
An off-going view of the City Island Bridge on a summer night in 2006.
An off-going view of the City Island Bridge on a summer night in 2006.

The City Island Bridge is a bridge in the New York City borough of the Bronx, connecting City Island and the mainland. It is of stone and steel construction, and spans 950 feet. Construction was begun in 1899 and completed in 1901, at a cost of $200,000[1]. It consists of five fixed spans and a central swing section which was converted to fixed spans in 1963.


The bridge is scheduled for demolition and is to be replaced by a cable stayed bridge scheduled to begin in 2007 with completion in 2010. The estimated cost of this project is $50 million[2].

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[edit] References

  1. ^ New York Times
  2. ^ Perahia, King, Batra, Jarosz, City Island Cable - Stayed Bridge in New York City, presented at the 3rd New York City Bridge Conference, September 12-13, 2005


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