145th Street Bridge
145th Street Bridge | |
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View from the Bronx | |
| Coordinates | 40°49′10″N 73°55′59″W / 40.819461°N 73.933053°W |
| Carries | 4 lanes of roadway |
| Crosses | Harlem River |
| Locale | Manhattan and the Bronx, New York City |
| Owner | City of New York |
| Maintained by | NYCDOT |
| Preceded by | Macombs Dam Bridge |
| Followed by | Madison Avenue Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Swing bridge |
| Total length | 1,602 feet (488.29 m) |
| Longest span | 300 feet (91.44 m) |
| History | |
| Construction cost | $85 million |
| Opened | August 4, 1905 |
| Rebuilt | February 2007 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 29,315 (2016) |
| Location | |
Interactive map of 145th Street Bridge | |
The 145th Street Bridge is a four-lane swing bridge across the Harlem River in New York City, connecting West 145th Street and Lenox Avenue in Manhattan with East 149th Street and River Avenue in the Bronx. The bridge is operated and maintained by the New York City Department of Transportation.
The 145th Street Bridge carries the Bx19 bus route operated by MTA New York City Transit. Between 2000 and 2014, the bridge opened for vessels 23 times.