[Scruffy]

Scruffy's Bridge of the Day #2

Manhattan Bridge
Connecting Canal St/ Bowery in Chinatown with Flatbush Ave in Brooklyn, this bridge carries 7 lanes of traffic 2 pedestrian walkways and 4 subway tracks on 2 levels. After 8 years of construction this 31 million dollar bridge opened on 12/31/1909. This is the baby of the Lower Manhattan bridges as its not even a century old yet. Its main span is 1470ft or roughly the Sears Tower on its side. The main span clears the water by 135 feet and the towers reach 322 ft. Easily one of my favorite bridges in the world.

Pics taken over a 3 year period


























BK side anchorage