Manhattan Bridge
NY
BridgeDesign Architect
Leon Solomon Moisseiff
Designations
New York City Landmark in Nov 25, 1975
National Register of Historic Places in Aug 30, 1983
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This suspension bridge, after a succession of designs were born and then rejected, was ultimately engineered by Gustav Lindenthal with architect Henry Hornbostel. The masterfully detailed metal ornaments as well as the Beaux Arts Manhattan side entry court are designed by Carrere and Hastings. While it is a predominantly a steel structure, the more overtly ornamental design of this third East River bridge was in part a response to the more purely functional character of the recently completed Williamsburg Bridge.
This suspension bridge, after a succession of designs were born and then rejected, was ultimately engineered by Gustav Lindenthal with architect Henry Hornbostel. The masterfully detailed metal ornaments as well as the Beaux Arts Manhattan side entry court are designed by Carrere and Hastings. While it is a predominantly a steel structure, the more overtly ornamental design of this third East River bridge was in part a response to the more purely functional character of the recently completed Williamsburg Bridge.
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Manhattan Bridge
Canal St. Bowery, New York City, NY, US 10002
Links Canal St. and the Bowery in Manhattan to the Flatbush Ave. Ext. in Brooklyn.
Nearby
| Allegory of Manhattan & Brooklyn | 703 feet |
| Allegory of Manhattan & Brooklyn | 703 feet |
| Jane's Carousel | 0.3 miles |
| Brooklyn Bridge Park | 0.4 miles |
| 1st cable cars in New York City, on the Brooklyn Bridge | 0.5 miles |
| The 1st Person Across the Brooklyn Bridge | 0.5 miles |
| Brooklyn Bridge opening ceremony | 0.5 miles |
| Jumbo The Elephant arrives in New York | 0.5 miles |
| The 1st Underground Moving Sidewalk in NYC | 0.5 miles |
