Union Street Bridge

Union Street Bridge
Union Street Bridge
Coordinates	40°40′46″N73°59′18″W / 40.6794°N 73.9883°W
Carries	2 lanes of Union Street, pedestrians and bicyclists
Crosses	Gowanus Canal
Locale	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
History
Opened	1905
Statistics
Toll	free
Location
	Interactive map of Union Street Bridge

Last updated January 19, 2026

The Union Street Bridge is a double leaf Scherzer rolling lift bascule carrying Union Street over the Gowanus Canal in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.^[1] The bridge cost $85,206.85 and opened on March 4, 1905.^[2]

View of the Gowanus Canal from Union Street Bridge

References

↑ Croghan, Lore (March 23, 2016). "Love that dirty water: The Gowanus Canal's Union Street Bridge". Brooklyn Eagle. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
↑ "NYC DOT - The Bridges of the Gowanus Canal". www1.nyc.gov. Archived from the original on February 1, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2020.

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[1] Croghan, Lore (March 23, 2016). "Love that dirty water: The Gowanus Canal's Union Street Bridge". Brooklyn Eagle. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2020.

[2] "NYC DOT - The Bridges of the Gowanus Canal". www1.nyc.gov. Archived from the original on February 1, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2020.

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