High Bridge in New York City

View of High Bridge, a multiple-arch bridge over the Harlem River near New York City. Opened in 1848, the bridge, which runs from Manhattan to the Bronx, is the oldest bridge in New York City connecting two boroughs. It was built to accommodate the Croton Aqueduct, which carried water from the Croton River to Manhattan. The bridge added a pedestrian walkway in the 1860s.
Identifier
NYSA_A3045-78_D47_NB95
Date Original
1895 – circa 1910
Source
New York State Archives. Education Dept. Division of Visual Instruction. Instructional lantern slides, 1911-1925, A3045-78, Lantern slide D47_NB95, Box 11
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Geographic Locations

Manhattan
Bronx