Pelham Bridge

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Pelham Bridge
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Downstream side of bridge
Coordinates 40°51′43″N73°48′57″W / 40.86204°N 73.81582°W / 40.86204; -73.81582
CarriesShore Road, Pedestrians, Bicycles
Crosses Hutchinson River
Locale New York City (The Bronx)
Official namePelham Bridge
Maintained by New York City Department of Transportation
Characteristics
Design Bascule bridge
Material Concrete, Steel
Total length891 feet (272 m)
Width Roadway:40 feet (12 m), Sidewalk:7.5 feet (2.3 m)
Longest span80 feet (24 m)
No. of spansSeven
Piers in waterSix
Clearance below 17.5 feet (5.3 m)
History
Construction startAugust 9, 1906
Construction endFebruary 17, 1909
OpenedOctober 15, 1908
Statistics
Daily traffic 16,840 (2016) [1]
Location
Pelham Bridge

The Pelham Bridge is a bascule bridge located in the New York City borough of the Bronx, just downstream of the railroad Pelham Bay Bridge. It carries Shore Road and a walkway along the downstream side, over the Hutchinson River. The bridge is operated and maintained by the New York City Department of Transportation. Crossing the mouth of the river, it is variously called Pelham Bay Bridge [2] and Pelham Bridge. [3] [4] The BL45 to/from Eastchester in Westchester County as well as the Bx29, which operates between City Island and Co-op City, operates over this bridge.

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The Pelham Bridge opens for maritime traffic frequently; in 2014, it opened 724 times. [5] The watercraft traffic under that bridge is greater than for any other drawbridge in the city. [6]

History

The first bridge at the site, a stone bridge built in 1815, was destroyed in a storm on April 12, 1816. Another bridge was not built at the site for eighteen years. [7]

The current bridge replaced an older one that required constant, expensive maintenance. The new bridge was opened to traffic on October 15, 1908 before it was fully completed, in order to save costs on maintaining the old bridge. During construction, the water main for City Island and Pelham Bay Park had to be interrupted, so water was imported from New Rochelle, costing the city $5,323.93. The bridge was completed on February 17, 1909. [8] at a total cost of $605,274.06. [9] The bridge was reconstructed in 1985. [10]

A celebration of the bridge's centennial took place on October 28, 2008. [6] [11]

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References

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  4. Jeremy Steinemann (August 23, 2011). "A 21st Century NEC: The Top Four Failing Bridges that Must Be Replaced". Northeast Alliance for Rail. Constructed in 1907, the bridge is beyond its useful life and must be replaced. A new Pehlam [ sic ] Bay Bridge would increase speeds on the bridge from 45 to 110 mph.
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