High Bridge NYC crossing the Harlem River from Highbridge The Bronx to Washington Heights NY USA

Описание: High Bridge crossing the Harlem River from Highbridge section of The Bronx to Washington Heights borough of Manhattan NYC New York City NY USA 2022 video November 6 2022

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#TheHighBridge (originally the #AqueductBridge ) is the #oldestbridge in New York City, having originally opened as part of the #CrotonAqueduct in 1848 and reopened as a #pedestrianwalkway in 2015 after being closed for over 45 years. A steel arch bridge with a height of 140 ft (43 m) over the #HarlemRiver, it connects the New York City boroughs of the Bronx and Manhattan. The eastern end is located in the #Highbridge section of the Bronx near the western end of West 170th Street, and the western end is located in #HighbridgePark in Manhattan, roughly parallel to the end of West 174th Street.

High Bridge was originally completed in 1848 with 16 individual stone arches. In 1928, the five that spanned the Harlem River were replaced by a single 450-foot (140 m) steel arch. The #bridge was closed to all traffic from around 1970 until its restoration, which began in 2009. The bridge was reopened to pedestrians and bicycles on June 9, 2015.

The bridge is operated and maintained by the #NewYorkCityDepartmentofParksandRecreation .

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The #HighBridgeWaterTower, in #HighbridgePark between West 173rd and 174th Streets, on top of the ridge on the Manhattan side of #HighBridge, was built in 1866–1872 to help meet the ever-increasing demands on the city's water system. The 200-foot (61 m) octagonal tower, which was authorized by the State Legislature in 1863, was designed by John B. Jervis, the engineer who supervised the building of the High Bridge Aqueduct. Water was pumped up 100 feet (30 m) to a 7-acre (2.8 ha) reservoir next to the tower – now the site of a play center and public pool built in 1934–1936 – which then provided water to be lifted to the tower's 47,000 US gallons (180 m3) tank. This "high service" improved the water system's gravity pressure, necessary because of the increased use of flush toilets.

The High Bridge system reached its full capacity by 1875. With the opening of the New Croton Aqueduct in 1890, the High Bridge system became less relied upon; during World War I, it was completely shut down when sabotage was feared.[28] In 1949, the tower was removed from service, and a carillon, donated by the Altman Foundation, was installed in 1958.

The tower's cupola was damaged by an arson fire in 1984. It was reconstructed, and the tower's load-bearing exterior stonework – which Jervis designed in a mixture of Romanesque Revival and neo-Grec styles – was cleaned and restored in 1989–1990 by the William A. Hall Partnership. Christopher Gray has said of the tower's design that "Its rock-faced granite gives the tower a chunky, fortified appearance, as if it were a lookout for a much larger castle complex that was never built.... The granite is competently handled, but the details are not very inspired or elegant. The tower is more picturesque than beautiful."

The interior of the tower, which was never open to the public, features a wide well-detailed iron spiral staircase with six large landings and paired windows.

The High Bridge #WaterTower was designated a #NewYorkCitylandmark by the Landmarks Preservation Commission in 1967.


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