Facts
- Overview
- Vertical lift bridge over Gowanus Canal on Ninth Street in New York
- Location
- New York, Kings County, New York
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1903; rehabilitated 1999
- Design
- Vertical lift
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 81.7 ft.
Total length: 109.9 ft.
Deck width: 34.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.67389, -73.99639 (decimal degrees)
40°40'26" N, 73°59'47" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/584820/4503040 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Brooklyn
- Inventory numbers
- NY 2240240 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26208 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 06/2005)
- Deck condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Excellent (9 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 73.6 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2003)
- 7,518