Historic Bridges of the U.S. | East Drive Bridge

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East Drive Bridge over the 79th Street Transverse Road

Viewed from the west in July, 2007

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Overview: Stone arch bridge over 79th Street Transverse Road on East Drive in Central Park
Location: New York, New York County, New York
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1920
Design: Stone arch
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 39.7 ft.
Total length: 50.9 ft.
Deck width: 42.3 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.77806, -73.96667 (decimal degrees)
40°46'41" N, 73°58'00" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/587196/4514633 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Central Park
Inventory numbers: NY 2246230 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26421 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 04/2006): Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 60.7 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2005): 5,785