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Northeast 96th Street Ramp Arch

Viewed from the southeast in October of 2007.

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Northeast 96th Street Ramp Arch

Viewed from the northeast in October of 2007

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Southwest 96th Street Ramp Arch

Viewed from the west in October of 2007

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Southern 96th Street Ramp Arches

Underneath the southern pair of arches in October of 2007

Overview: Four concrete arch bridges over a on-/off-ramps to 96th Street on the Henry Hudson Parkway in New York City
Location: New York, New York County, New York
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1938 as part of the West Side Improvement
Design: The parkway runs through the center of Riverside Park, and the narrowness of the park necessitates an interchange with a complex pair of sharp loops and four arch bridges. Drivers entering from 96th Street wanting to drive south on the parkway make a loop under the northern pair of arches to reach the southbound on ramp. Northbound exits to 95th Street also take this loop. Exits from the southbound parkway make a loop under the southern pair of arches to emerge at 95th Street. NYC BIN numbers 2229311/2229312 and 2229321/2229322.
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 47.9 ft.
Total length: 49.9 ft.
Deck width: 34.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.79889, -73.97500 (decimal degrees)
40°47'56" N, 73°58'30" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/586466/4516937 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Central Park
Inventory numbers: NY 2229321 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26409 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
Average daily traffic (as of 2006): 1,300