Historic Bridges
of the United States
Washington Bridge
New York County
,
New York
and
Bronx County
,
New York
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Overview
Two-span steel arch bridge over Harlem River on 181st Street in New York
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1888; rehabilitated 1992
Design
Steel arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 549.9 ft.
Total length: 1,684.8 ft.
Deck width: 67.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on September 22, 1983
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.84583, -73.92583
(decimal degrees)
40°50'45" N, 73°55'33" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
NRHP 83001645
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 26448
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 11/2004)
Deck condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Good
(7 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 79.0
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2003)
31,313
Categories
19th Century
(1,707)
Arch
(7,542)
Bronx County, New York
(50)
Built 1888
(44)
Built during 1880s
(478)
Deck arch
(6,639)
Functionally obsolete
(5,033)
Harlem River
(10)
NR-listed
(1,472)
New York
(1,457)
New York County, New York
(53)
New York, New York
(124)
Open
(21,538)
Span length 500-1000 feet
(233)
Steel arch
(261)
Total length 1000-2500 feet
(693)
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