Manhattan Bridge

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The Manhattan Bridge is a suspension bridge in New York City that connects Lower Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn and carries both vehicular traffic and subway lines.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf road–rail bridge
suspension bridge
carries bicycle traffic
pedestrian traffic
subway lines
vehicular traffic
carriesRoute Canal Street
Flatbush Avenue Extension
linked to: Flatbush Avenue

New York State Route 27
carriesSubwayLine B (IND Sixth Avenue Line)
D (IND Sixth Avenue Line)
N (BMT Broadway Line)
linked to: N train

Q (BMT Broadway Line)
linked to: BMT Broadway Line
connects Brooklyn
Manhattan
connectsArea Downtown Brooklyn
Lower Manhattan
constructionStartDate 1901
country United States
crosses East River
designer Leon Moisseiff
engineer Leon Moisseiff
hasFeature bikeway
lower deck subway tracks
pedestrian walkway
steel towers
suspension cables
upper roadway deck
hasToll no
heritageStatus New York City Landmark (structure elements nearby, approaches not individually designated)
isOneOf East River bridges
locatedIn New York City
New York State
linked to: New York

United States
mainSpanLength 448 m
maintainedBy New York City Department of Transportation
namedAfter Manhattan
neighboringBridge Brooklyn Bridge
Williamsburg Bridge
numberOfRoadwayLanes 7
numberOfSpans 3
numberOfSubwayTracks 4
officialOpeningDate 1910-12-31
opened 1909-12-31
openedBy City of New York
linked to: New York City
openedToTraffic 1909
partOf New York City bridge system
totalLength 2089 m
trafficDirection bidirectional

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East River crossedBy Manhattan Bridge
Brooklyn bridgeConnection Manhattan Bridge
Manhattan hasBridgeConnection Manhattan Bridge
Long Island connectedBy Manhattan Bridge
N train usesInfrastructure Manhattan Bridge
Q train usesBridge Manhattan Bridge
R train usesBridge Manhattan Bridge (historically, in some service patterns)
linked to: Manhattan Bridge
Williamsburg Bridge followedBy Manhattan Bridge
Brooklyn Navy Yard nearInfrastructure Manhattan Bridge
Carrère and Hastings notableWork Manhattan Bridge approaches and plazas, New York City
linked to: Manhattan Bridge
DUMBO near Manhattan Bridge
DUMBO hasLandmark Manhattan Bridge Arch and Colonnade (Brooklyn side vicinity)
linked to: Manhattan Bridge
Leon Moisseiff designed Manhattan Bridge
Leon Moisseiff appliedTheoryIn Manhattan Bridge
East River bridges hasPart Manhattan Bridge
East River bridges notableExample Manhattan Bridge
New York City bridges include Manhattan Bridge
Flatbush Avenue connectsTo Manhattan Bridge
BMT Fourth Avenue Line connectsTo Manhattan Bridge
BMT Sea Beach Line northernConnection Manhattan Bridge
FDR Drive connectsTo Manhattan Bridge
Gustav Lindenthal designed Manhattan Bridge (early designs and concepts)
linked to: Manhattan Bridge
Thomas Hastings notableWork Manhattan Bridge approaches and arch (New York City)
linked to: Manhattan Bridge
Fourth Avenue Line connectsTo Manhattan Bridge
New York City Subway N train usesInfrastructure Manhattan Bridge south tracks
linked to: Manhattan Bridge
Manhattan connectedBy Manhattan Bridge
Empire Stores near Manhattan Bridge
Empire Stores viewOf Manhattan Bridge
Jane’s Carousel hasViewOf Manhattan Bridge
Time Out Market New York hasViewOf Manhattan Bridge
Jay Street isNear Manhattan Bridge
Manhattan–Brooklyn connectedBy Manhattan Bridge
Manhattan–Brooklyn hasMajorBridge Manhattan Bridge
Two Bridges neighborhood namedAfter Manhattan Bridge
Two Bridges neighborhood borderedBy Manhattan Bridge
Two Bridges neighborhood hasLandmark Manhattan Bridge
County of Kings connectedBy Manhattan Bridge
Pier 1 hasViewOf Manhattan Bridge
Empire Fulton Ferry section hasViewOf Manhattan Bridge
John Merven Carrère notableWork Manhattan Bridge approaches and plazas
linked to: Manhattan Bridge
Canal Street terminusNear Manhattan Bridge
Canal Street hasLandmarkNearby Manhattan Bridge
Confucius Plaza nearbyFeature Manhattan Bridge
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway connectsTo Manhattan Bridge
East River Greenway offersViewOf Manhattan Bridge
Canal Street, Manhattan hasLandmarkNearby Manhattan Bridge