Pelham Bridge

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Pelham Bridge is a Bascule bridge located in the New York City borough of the Bronx. It carries Shore Road over the Hutchinson River. The bridge is operated and maintained by the New York City Department of Transportation.

Unlike most movable bridges in the city, Pelham Bridge opens quite frequently; in 1998 (the last year for which statistics are available), it opened 2,168 times for vessels, plus 309 test openings.^[1] In 1998, it was supposed to be replaced by a fixed high bridge according to Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

The bridge opened on October 15, 1908.

[edit] References

^ Pelham Bridge Facts. New York City Department of Transportation. Retrieved on 2006-07-31.

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New York City Department of Transportation: Pelham Bridge

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