Madison Avenue Bridge

Madison Avenue Bridge
Madison Avenue Bridge
	South side, from aMetro Northtrain
Coordinates	40°48′51″N73°56′00″W/ 40.81417°N 73.93333°W
Carries	4 lanes of East 138th Street
Crosses	Harlem River
Locale	Manhattanandthe Bronx,; New York City
Owner	City of New York
Maintained by	NYCDOT
Preceded by	145th Street Bridge
Followed by	Third Avenue Bridge
Characteristics
Design	Swing bridge
Total length	1,892 feet (576.68 m)
Longest span	300 feet (91.44 m)
History
Construction cost	$90.5 million
Opened	July 18, 1910
Statistics
Daily traffic	44,338 (2016)
Location

TheMadison Avenue Bridgeis a four-laneswing bridgecrossing theHarlem RiverinNew York City,carrying East 138th Street between the boroughs ofManhattanandthe Bronx.It was designed byAlfred P. Bollerand built in 1910, doubling the capacity of an earlier swing bridge built in 1884. The bridge is operated and maintained by theNew York City Department of Transportation.

Bicyclists crossing the bridge during theFive Boro Bike Tour

For 2011, the NYCDOT reported anaverage daily trafficvolume in both directions of 41,423; having reached a peak of 49,487 in 2002.^[4]Between 2000 and 2014, the bridge opened for vessels 69 times.^[5]

Events

The bridge is part of the course for the annualNew York City Marathon.The runners cross from Manhattan to the Bronx via theWillis Avenue Bridge,follow a short course through theSouth Bronx,and then return to Manhattan for the race's final leg via the Madison Avenue Bridge.^[6]

Public transportation

The Madison Avenue Bridge carries theBx33local bus route operated byMTA New York City Transit,theBxM3andBxM4 express busroutes operated by theMTA Bus Company,and theBxM4Cexpress bus route operated byWestchester County'sBee-Line Bus System.^[7]

References

Notes

^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^fMichael R. Bloomberg,City of New York(January 23, 2004)."New York City's Harlem River Bridges: The Reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century"(PDF).RetrievedDecember 2,2017.
^"New Bridge Over the Harlem River".The New York Times.July 17, 1910. p. X7.RetrievedJanuary 15,2010.
^"New York City Bridge Traffic Volumes"(PDF).New York City Department of Transportation. 2016. p. 9.RetrievedMarch 16,2018.
^"New York City Bridge Traffic Volumes 2008"(PDF).New York City Department of Transportation. March 2010. p. 74.RetrievedJune 27,2010.
^"Bridges and Tunnels Annual Condition Report"(PDF).New York City Department of Transportation. 2014. p. 147.RetrievedMarch 31,2021.
^Briggs, Josh."How the NYC Marathon Works"How Stuff Works: Adventure
^"Bronx Bus Map"(PDF).Metropolitan Transportation Authority.October 2018.RetrievedDecember 1,2020.

External links

[harlem-1] Michael R. Bloomberg,City of New York(January 23, 2004)."New York City's Harlem River Bridges: The Reauthorization of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century"(PDF).RetrievedDecember 2,2017.

[2] "New Bridge Over the Harlem River".The New York Times.July 17, 1910. p. X7.RetrievedJanuary 15,2010.

[nycdot16-3] "New York City Bridge Traffic Volumes"(PDF).New York City Department of Transportation. 2016. p. 9.RetrievedMarch 16,2018.

[ADT-4] "New York City Bridge Traffic Volumes 2008"(PDF).New York City Department of Transportation. March 2010. p. 74.RetrievedJune 27,2010.

[5] "Bridges and Tunnels Annual Condition Report"(PDF).New York City Department of Transportation. 2014. p. 147.RetrievedMarch 31,2021.

[6] Briggs, Josh."How the NYC Marathon Works"How Stuff Works: Adventure

[7] "Bronx Bus Map"(PDF).Metropolitan Transportation Authority.October 2018.RetrievedDecember 1,2020.

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