Riverside Drive Manhattan Valley Viaduct

New York County, New York

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Riverside Drive Manhattan Valley Viaduct

Looking south under the viaduct in October, 2007

(c) 2007 by Michael Minn

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Manhattan Valley Viaduct

Viewed from the southwest in October, 2007

(c) 2007 by Michael Minn

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Overview
Steel arch viaduct carrying Riverside Drive over 125th-134th Streets (Manhattan Valley)
Location
New York, New York County, New York
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1900; rehabilitated 1961 and 1988
Builder
- F. Stuart Williamson
Design
26 steel arch spans carry Riverside Drive over Manhattan Valley, a natural fault line valley.
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 128.9 ft.
Total length: 1,808.8 ft.
Deck width: 59.7 ft.
Also called
Riverside Drive Viaduct
Riverside Drive Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.81861, -73.95972   (decimal degrees)
40°49'07" N, 73°57'35" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
NY 2246660 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26439 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
Average daily traffic (as of 1970)
100

Categories 

Arch (7,584)
Built 1900 (580)
Built during 1900s (2,384)
Deck arch (6,672)
F. Stuart Williamson (1)
Functionally obsolete (5,080)
New York (1,457)
New York County, New York (53)
New York, New York (125)
Open (21,699)
Span length 125-175 feet (2,017)
Steel arch (264)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (709)

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