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Carroll Street Bridge West approach (c) 2008 by Michael Minn |
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Carroll Street Bridge Retraction mechanism and rails (c) 2008 by Michael Minn |
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Carroll Street Bridge Plate girder kingpost truss (c) 2008 by Michael Minn |
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Carroll Street Bridge Wooden gate on east bank (c) 2008 by Michael Minn |
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Carroll Street Bridge Viewed from the southeast (c) 2008 by Michael Minn |
Facts
- Overview
- Swing bridge over Gowanus Canal on Carroll Street in New York
- Location
- New York, Kings County, New York
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1889
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 63.0 ft.
Total length: 107.0 ft.
Deck width: 17.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 13.5 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.67806, -73.98917 (decimal degrees)
40°40'41" N, 73°59'21" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/585425/4503510 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Brooklyn
- Inventory numbers
- NY 2240260 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26193 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 07/2007)
- Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Good (7 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 63.9 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
- 1,045
Sources
- Michael Minn - bridgehunter2 [at] michaelminn [dot] com