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Views from southwest quadrant from on the sidewalk of the approach spans.

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Portal views facing toward Manhattan.

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Portal views on truss spans facing toward Manhattan.

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Views from beside the roadway / on the sidewalk. Taken facing toward Manhattan.

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View of the beautiful quadrangular truss web of the Willis Avenue Bridge with Triborough Bridge (being repainted) in the background.

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View approaching bridge's main span from the Manhattan side.

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Overviews of the truss web.

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Views of the truss web, focused more direct-on, attempting to show the details of the beautiful quadrangular truss web. Note how the gusset plates, present where the diagonal members intersect serve a functional purpose, yet also serve a visual purpose... accenting the diamond shapes created by all the diagonals.

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Views of the bracing systems.

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View under bridgetender building at center of swing span.

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View on sidewalk highlighting the approach system on the Manhattan side.

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Views of the approach span at the Bronx side.

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Views from northwest quadrant.

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Views from southwest quadrant, an angle that was often highly obscured by ugly new bridge construction.

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Views from southwest quadrant highlighting the approach span from on the sidewalk of the approach spans.

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