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Beach Channel Drive Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 0 Miles (0 Kilometers)

Beach Channel Drive (Westbound) Over Beach Channel Drive (Eastbound) in New York: Queens, New York, United States

Concrete (Stone Faced) Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 80 ft. Main Span: 68 ft. Roadway: 34.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1950 By: Unknown

This bridge has a notable skew and is a later example of a stone-faced concrete overpass in the city.

Marine Parkway Bridge
Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 1 Miles (1.6 Kilometers)

Marine Parkway Over Rockaway Inlet in New York: Queens, New York, United States

Metal 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 3,985 ft. Main Span: 540 ft. Roadway: 48 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1936 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and David Steinman of New York, New York

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27th Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.7 Miles (12.4 Kilometers)

Pedestrian Walkway Over Belt Parkway (NY-907C) in New York: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Metal One-Hinged Solid Ribbed Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 133 ft. Main Span: 130 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1941 By: Unknown

One of two beautiful art deco pedestrian overpasses of unusual design crossing this parkway.

26th Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 7.8 Miles (12.5 Kilometers)

Belt Parkway (NY-907C) Over 26th Avenue in New York: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Concrete (Stone Faced) Rigid-Frame, Fixed

Length: 81 ft. Main Span: 71 ft. Roadway: 68 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1941 By: Unknown

A representative example of a stone faced concrete rigid-frame bridge on the Belt Parkway, where this bridge type is less common.

Cleft Ridge Arch
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.1 Miles (13 Kilometers)

Well House Drive Over Pedestrian Walkway in New York: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Stone Semicircular Deck Arch, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1872 By: Unknown and Calvert Vaux

This ancient stone arch bridge is also noted for its very ornamental details.

Lullwater Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.2 Miles (13.2 Kilometers)

Prospect Park Walkway Over Prospect Park Lake in New York: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Metal (Cast Iron) Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 60 ft. Main Span: 60 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1889 By: McKim, Mead, and White of New York, New York

This unique bridge is noted for its extensive and beautiful cast iron ornamentation

Terrace Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.2 Miles (13.2 Kilometers)

Hill Drive (Well House Drive) Over Prospect Park Lake in New York: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Metal Hingeless Deck Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 130 ft. Main Span: 71 ft. Roadway: 40 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1890 By: Unknown

This is a very ornately detailed and early surviving example of a riveted metal arch bridge.

Belt Parkway Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.3 Miles (13.3 Kilometers)

Belt Parkway (NY-907C) Over Bay Parkway in New York: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 88 ft. Main Span: 85 ft. Roadway: 68 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1941 By: Unknown

This bridge is a steel beam bridge with attractive arched beams.

Nethermead Arch
HSR

Rough Distance: 8.4 Miles (13.5 Kilometers)

Center Drive Over The Ambergill, Pedestrian Walkway in New York: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Stone and Brick Segmental Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 119 ft. Main Span: 27 ft. Roadway: 34.5 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1870 By: Unknown

This stone arch bridge is buried in a wooded area, but is noted for its impressive brick underside that people walking under it can enjoy.

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17th Avenue Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9 Miles (14.6 Kilometers)

Pedestrian Walkway Over Belt Parkway (NY-907C) in New York: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Metal One-Hinged Solid Ribbed Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 133 ft. Main Span: 130 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1941 By: Unknown

One of two beautiful art deco pedestrian overpasses of unusual design crossing this parkway.

4th Avenue 9th Street Station Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.6 Miles (15.5 Kilometers)

Railroad (New York Subway, F Line and G Line) Over 4th Avenue in New York: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Metal 7 Panel Rivet-Connected Camelback Through Truss, Fixed

Main Spans: 1

Built 1933 By: Unknown

This subway station is essentially also a large overpass bridge, and it features a beautiful arch-like facade that conceals the truss span within.

Culver Viaduct 3rd Avenue Overpass
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.8 Miles (15.8 Kilometers)

Railroad (New York Subway, F Line and G Line) Over 3rd Avenue in New York: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Main Span: 84 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1933 By: Unknown

This is one of the larger spans of this section of elevated railroad, which required a truss span.

3rd Street Bridge
HSR

Rough Distance: 9.9 Miles (16 Kilometers)

3rd Street Over Gowanus Canal in New York: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Metal Variable Depth Deck Girder, Movable: Double Leaf Bascule (Rolling Lift) and Approach Spans: Metal Deck Girder, Fixed

Length: 106 ft. Main Span: 56 ft. Roadway: 30 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1905 By: Unknown and Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Company of Chicago, Illinois

This is one of two surviving rolling lift bascule bridges on this canal which are among the oldest such bridges in the country.

Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S - Dismantled and/or in storage. L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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