Third Avenue Bridge (New York City)
Third Avenue Bridge | |
|---|---|
From the south | |
| Coordinates | 40°48′27″N 73°55′57″W / 40.8076°N 73.9325°W |
| Carries | 5 lanes of Third Avenue |
| Crosses | Harlem River |
| Locale | Manhattan and the Bronx, New York City |
| Other name(s) | 3rd Avenue Bridge |
| Owner | City of New York |
| Maintained by | NYCDOT |
| Preceded by | Madison Avenue Bridge |
| Followed by | Willis Avenue Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Swing bridge |
| Total length | 2,800 feet (853.44 m) |
| Longest span | 300 feet (91.44 m) |
| History | |
| Construction cost | $119 million |
| Opened | August 1, 1898 |
| Rebuilt | December 6, 2004 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 55,096 (2016) |
| Location | |
The Third Avenue Bridge is a swing bridge that carries southbound road traffic on Third Avenue over the Harlem River, connecting the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx in New York City. It once carried southbound New York State Route 1A. On the Manhattan side, the bridge funnels traffic into three locations: East 128th Street; the intersection of East 129th Street and Lexington Avenue; or FDR Drive in Manhattan.
The bridge was formerly bidirectional, but converted to one-way operation southbound on August 5, 1941 on the same day the Willis Avenue Bridge was similarly converted to one-way northbound. In 1955, the original multi-truss bridge constructed in 1898 was removed and sold. A rebuilt bridge reopened in December 1956.