Carroll Street Bridge
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The Carroll Street Bridge is a retractable bridge in New York City, crossing the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. It carries a single wooden-decked lane for eastbound vehicular traffic and two sidewalks. Completed in 1889, it is operated by the New York City Department of Transportation, with an average of about one thousand crossings each weekday. It is the oldest of the four remaining retractable bridges in the United States and is an official city landmark.
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Carroll Street Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 40.6782°N 73.9892°W / 40.6782; -73.9892 |
Carries | 1 lane of Carroll Street for eastbound one-way vehicle traffic and 2 walkways |
Crosses | Gowanus Canal |
Locale | New York City (Brooklyn) |
Maintained by | New York City Department of Transportation |
Characteristics | |
Design | Retractable bridge |
Total length | 107 ft 6 in (32.8 m)[1] |
Width | 17.5 ft (5.3 m)[1] |
Longest span | 63 ft (19 m)[1] |
History | |
Engineering design by | Brooklyn Department of City Works (Robert Van Buren, Chief Engineer; George Ingram, Engineer-in-Charge)[2] |
Opened | 1889; 135 years ago (1889) |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 1,142 (2016)[3] |
Toll | Free |
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