Grand Street Bridge

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Grand Street Bridge
Grand Street Bridge.jpg
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Carries Grand Avenue/Street
Crosses Newtown Creek
Locale Brooklyn and Queens, New York City
Maintained by New York City Department of Transportation
Followed by Kosciuszko Bridge
Characteristics
Design truss
Total length 69.2 metres (227 ft)
Width 9.6 metres (31 ft)
Number of spans 1
Clearance above 4.1 metres (13 ft)
Clearance below 3.0 metres (9.8 ft)–4.6 metres (15 ft)
History
Construction cost $205,671.72
Opened December 26, 1902; 121 years ago (1902-12-26)
Statistics
Daily traffic 12,662 (2010)
References
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The Grand Street Bridge is a swing bridge between the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. The bridge crosses Newtown Creek, and opened in December 1902.[1]

Construction on the bridge began in August 1900.[3] The new bridge was planned to open in October 1901, but wasn't completed until December 1902.[4] A later report on the delay found that the contractor hired to build the bridge was incompetent, and the bridge was completed by the City.[4]

The current bridge is the third on the site. The first two, both made of wood, were built in 1875 and 1890.[5]

References

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