Willis Avenue Bridge
Willis Avenue Bridge | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°48′13″N 73°55′45″W / 40.80361°N 73.92917°W |
| Carries | 4 lanes of roadway |
| Crosses | Harlem River |
| Locale | Manhattan and the Bronx, New York City |
| Owner | City of New York |
| Maintained by | NYCDOT |
| Preceded by | Third Avenue Bridge |
| Followed by | Robert F. Kennedy Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Swing bridge |
| Total length | 3,212 feet (979.02 m) |
| Longest span | 304 feet (92.66 m) |
| History | |
| Construction cost | $278.4 million |
| Opened | August 22, 1901 |
| Rebuilt | October 2, 2010 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 62,293 (2016) |
| Location | |
The Willis Avenue Bridge is a swing bridge that carries road traffic northbound (and bicycles and pedestrians both ways) over the Harlem River between the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx, United States. It connects First Avenue in Manhattan with Willis Avenue in the Bronx. The New York City Department of Transportation is responsible for maintaining and operating the bridge.
The bridge is part of the course for the annual New York City Marathon. The runners, after crossing over from Manhattan to The Bronx via the bridge (which has been dubbed "the wall" because it marks the 20-mile point on the run) then follow a short course through the borough and return to Manhattan for the race's final leg via the Madison Avenue Bridge.
Between 2000 and 2014, the bridge opened for vessels 214 times.