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	Manhattan Bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Manhattan Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the East River in New York City, connecting Lower Manhattan with Brooklyn.
		The bridge was opened on December 31, 1909 and was designed and built by Polish bridge engineer Ralph Modjeski with the deflection cables designed by Leon Moisseiff, who later designed the infamous Tacoma Narrows Bridge in 1940.
		The Manhattan Bridge Three Cent Line, a streetcar company, began operations on the subway tracks in 1912 until BRT (later BMT) trackage was connected to the bridge in 1915, and the trolleys were moved to the upper level roadways.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Manhattan_Bridge (825 words)

	Daniel's Manhattan Architecture - Brooklyn Bridge
		The Brooklyn Bridge, highly recognizable landmark and cultural icon, was the dream of John A. Roebling, the inventor of wire cable and an accomplished bridge builder.
		The opening of the bridge in 1883 was marred by the deaths of twelve pedestrians, who were trampled during a panic set off by a shouted warning, anonymous and groundless, that the bridge was in danger of imminent collapse.
		The bridge affords magnificent views of the East River, the harbor and downtown Manhattan.
	users.commkey.net /daniel/brbindea.htm (179 words)

	Not just a pretty face-lift
		Manhattan Bridge is the youngest and the widest of the three historic suspension bridges across the East River.
		Williamsburg Bridge lies to the north and Brooklyn Bridge to the south.
		The bearings under the deck between the bridge truss and the support piers on both approach spans are original equipment installed 100 years ago to let the bridge respond to shifting caused by factors like temperature, wind and traffic.
	www.roadsbridges.com /rb/index.cfm/powergrid/rfah=\|cfap=/CFID/925432/CFTOKEN/72554182/fuseaction/showArticle/articleID/4019 (1425 words)

	Manhattan Bridge
		Like the Williamsburg Bridge, the proposed bridge was to have massive steel towers and deep stiffening trusses (at 55 feet, they were to be even deeper than the 40-foot truss of the Williamsburg Bridge).
		Work on the bridge was to be carried out under three separate contracts, the first two for stiffening the side and main spans, followed by a third one for the installation of prefabricated panels on the lower roadway.
		The hearings come after Nada Chakravartti, the chief engineer on the Manhattan Bridge project, was charged in March 2001 with soliciting a bribe from a contractor after a period of investigation by the Manhattan district attorney's office.
	www.nycroads.com /crossings/manhattan (2593 words)

	The Manhattan Bridge, New York City (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Manhattan Bridge is 6855 feet long, connecting western Brooklyn with southeastern Manhattan.
		It is often used as an alternate to the Brooklyn Bridge, since the two are so close in Manhattan and Brooklyn.
		Construction began on October 1, 1901, and the bridge was open to traffic on December 31, 1909.
	www.ny.com /transportation/crossings/manhattan_bridge.html (62 words)

	Manhattan Bridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Manhattan Bridge, with its seven lanes of vehicular traffic and four rapid transit tracks over New York's East River, is a major artery connecting the boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan.
		Preparation of plans for the rehabilitation of the west side approaches and partial reconstruction of the suspended spans was one of several large Manhattan Bridge inspection and rehabilitation contracts that have been completed by Weidlinger Associates.
		The work included stiffening the bridge truss to resist cracking and twist (after evaluating 13 remedial schemes), replacing non-functioning pin-and-link hangers with multi-rotational bearings, and redecking the entire lower roadway including replacement of stringers and floorbeams.
	www.wai.com /Transportation/Bridges-long/manhattan.html (335 words)

	Brooklyn Bridge . For Educators \| PBS
		The Brooklyn Bridge, constructed between 1869-1883, is a symbol of late 19th-century innovation and progress.
		It was the first suspension bridge to use steel for its cable wire and the first to use pneumatic caissons.
		The Brooklyn Bridge is a monument to the creativity and perseverance of the Roebling family as well as the workers who built it.
	www.pbs.org /kenburns/brooklynbridge/educators (2117 words)

	Daniel's Manhattan Architecture - Manhattan Bridge
		Built of steel, this two-level suspension bridge is often mistakenly attributed to Gustav Lindenthal, who submitted a plan for the bridge in 1903 that was rejected by city leaders for its structural innovations.
		The Manhattan Bridge's steel towers are painted a pleasing dusty blue, which when combined with the delicate suspension cables make this massive bridge seem as light and airy as the Brooklyn Bridge seems heavy and substantial.
		Situated between the Brooklyn Bridge and the Williamsburg Bridge, a walk across the Manhattan Bridge is an excellent opportunity to view all three.
	users.commkey.net /daniel/man.htm (153 words)

	The Steel Sway of the Manhattan Bridge
		Like all suspension bridges, it was built to dip and rise depending on the relative weight of vehicles and trains crossing each side of the span.
		The arch and colonnade on the Lower Manhattan side were also repaired, cleaned, and relit to restore their polished appearance as a triumphal gateway (one of only three in the country, although the others are also in New York, at Washington Square Park and Brooklyn's Grand Army Plaza).
		Serving as testament to Lotfi and Tarpey's diligence is the restoration of the bridge's distinct ornamental details, like the cast-iron canopies that hang from the towers above the pedestrian and bike paths, the decorative balconies around each tower, and the eight trademark globes that distinguish the bridge for miles around.
	www.lowermanhattan.info /news/the_steel_sway_of_64604.asp (966 words)

	Structurae [en]: Manhattan Bridge (1912)
		Manhattan bridge was the first, bridge to have a 21 inch diameter main cable, largest at that time.
		Manhattan bridge was the first suspension bridge to use flexible steel towers, unlike some other bridges such as the Williamsburg and the George Washington that used braced steel towers.
		The Manhattan bridge was the first modern steel suspension bridge to use a Warren type stiffening truss.
	en.structurae.de /structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0000529 (423 words)

	NYCDOT - Bridges Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Many bridges not under DOT Jurisdiction are the responsibility of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority or the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
		Swing Bridges are supported on a center pier in the middle of a waterway and are opened by rotating horizontally on wheels riding on a circular track.
		Vertical Lift Bridges are movable bridges having roadways which may be raised in a manner similar to a building elevator by supporting end cables attached to rotating drums in towers on the sides of the stream.
	www.nyc.gov /html/dot/html/motorist/bridges.html (1169 words)

	WILLIAMSBURG BRIDGE
		The main cables of the Williamsburg bridge were spun by John A. Roebling Sons inc. Same company spun cables for the magnificent Manhattan Bridge and the great George Washington Bridge.
		Since the wires in the main cables in the Williamsburg Bridge are not galvanized the bridge engineers have had a problem in terms of protecting them from corrosion.
		Built to alleviate traffic on the Brooklyn Bridge and to provide a link between Manhattan and the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, the 1,600 foot Williamsburg Bridge was the world's longest suspension bridge until the 1920s.
	bridgepros.com /projects/Williamsburg_Bridge (1306 words)

	Brooklyn Bridge Facts and Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		According to Wyoming Almanac (1996), the first paint used on the Brooklyn Bridge was a mineral based paint "Rawlins Red." The mineral used in the pigment was from a mine near Rawlins, Wyoming.
		In the case of the Brooklyn Bridge, three people died and fifteen percent of those who got the bends were paralyzed to some degree.
		Building the Brooklyn Bridge not only required designing the bridge, but also inventing key materials, their means of manufacture and the means to put them in place.
	www.endex.com /gf/buildings/bbridge/bbridgefacts.htm (3575 words)

	Interchange of the Week-#10
		Manhattan, the bridge passes over several local streets and the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (I-278).
		Manhattan Bridge: The double-decked Manhattan Bridge is a direct extension of Flatbush Avenue, with the outer lanes forming the upper level and the inner lanes making a more express approach to the lower level.
		Manhattan end of the Brooklyn Bridge, where two of three lanes were closed for construction.
	www.empirestateroads.com /week/week10b.html (736 words)

	Brooklyn Bridge
		And as the mass of the anchorages had to be sufficient to offset the pull of the cables, where they were secured on land, so the mass of the towers, whatever their height, had to be sufficient to withstand the colossal downward pressure of the cables as they passed over the tops of the towers.
		The Brooklyn Bridge and the Lower Manhattan skyline in 1932.
		By 1910, the penny toll on the Brooklyn Bridge was removed after the City of New York passed a law prohibiting the use of tolls to finance construction and maintenance of its bridges.
	www.nycroads.com /crossings/brooklyn (4303 words)

	BMT Brighton Line: Manhattan Bridge
		The south side tracks were used mostly during rush hour for services provided via the Nassau Street loop (which connected the BMT 4th Avenue and BMT Brighton Line to Manhattan via the Manhattan Bridge on the north end and the Montague Street tunnel on the south end).
		The bridge and construction projects are not under the control of MTA New York City Transit.
		The Manhattan Bridge is owned by the City of New York, and the ongoing reconstruction is being funded and managed by the City and State.
	www.nycsubway.org /perl/stations?193:1909 (827 words)

	Transportation Alternatives \| Fiboro Bridges
		As of Spring 2001, all of the Manhattan East River Bridges provide 24-hour bike and pedestrian access for the first time in at least 50 years.
		Negotiating the city’s bridges can be tricky, and many of the city’s bridges are difficult or impossible for cyclists to cross.
		Fiboro Bridges is member of the East Coast Roads webring.
	www.transalt.org /bridges (301 words)

	Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
		The ends of the bridge are at historic Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn and Fort Wadsworth in Staten Island, both of which guarded New York Harbor at the Narrows for over a century.
		The bridge was named after Giovanni da Verrazano, who, in 1524, was the first European explorer to sail into New York Harbor.
		In Brooklyn, the bridge connects to the Belt Parkway and the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and to the largely residential community of Bay Ridge.
	www.mta.nyc.ny.us /bandt/html/veraz.htm (277 words)

	village voice > news > Point of Collapse by Robert Julavits
		They argue over whether the 120-year-old bridge was designed to handle hundreds of thousands of pedestrians at one time and what damage age has wrought, despite periodic repairs.
		In his report, the DOT's Yanev wrote that the Brooklyn Bridge "is probably the best secured Bridge against such movements going out of control." John Roebling designed it with three separate systems "for that specific purpose," he wrote, noting that it has a suspension system, a diagonal stay system, and a stiffening truss.
		M.I.T.'s Ochsendorf says he doesn't believe the bridge would ever collapse, but that his biggest concern would be cables or vertical suspenders snapping on the bridge.
	www.villagevoice.com /issues/0335/julavits.php (1649 words)

	Manhattan Bridge North Bike Path Opened \| code0range.net
		On the Manhattan side, the agency installed bike lanes on Allen and Pike Streets between Houston and South Streets, connecting the new bridge path with the East River Greenway and Chinatown, the Lower East Side and East Village.
		On Jay Street, between the bridge’s motor vehicle off-ramp and Sands Street, the DOT installed barricades to limit bicyclist access and one “Share the Road” sign to alert drivers to the presence of cyclists.
		At the Manhattan end, there are some of the same problems as on Jay St. I wish ther was a smoother transition that helps bridge cyclists and pedestrians to merge with the traffic flows naturally, not fight for your life with the auto traffic.
	code0range.net /node/357 (858 words)

	Berenice Abbott: Manhattan Bridge Looking Up; Manhattan Bridge
		Although the Brooklyn Bridge was New York's first and most famous, Abbott favored the all-steel Manhattan Bridge.
		Although these modernist abstractions extoll the beauties of functional engineering, it is the bridge's Victorian ornamental detailing, rendered in sharp relief by the strong afternoon sun, that provides their visual interest.
		The bridge still stands, although the sculptural entrance on the Brooklyn side was demolished in 1963 as part of the construction of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
	www.mcny.org /collections/abbott/a173-85.htm (365 words)

	2000 Biennial Inspection of the Manhattan Bridge, Brooklyn and New York, NY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Vollmer Associates completed the 2000 Biennial Bridge Inspection of the Manhattan Bridge for the New York State Department of Transportation.
		The Manhattan Bridge is a two-level, suspension bridge across New York's East River, with a main span of 1,500 feet.
		The entire bridge is more than 6,000 feet long, carrying six lanes of vehicular traffic and two sets of New York City Transit subway tracks.
	www.vollmer.com /whatsnew/cur_8.asp (165 words)

	Fiboro Bridges - Manhattan Bridge
		For more detail, see the Manhattan side and Brooklyn side bicyclist and pedestrian approach maps, courtesy of the NYC Department of Transportation.
		Manhattan Bridge Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Study, September 29, 2003
		Manhattan Bridge bike path peril, The Brooklyn Paper, October 6, 2003
	www.transalt.org /bridges/manhattan.html (927 words)

	Skanska to Rehabilitate Historic Manhattan Bridge for SEK 1 billion : ArriveNet Press Releases : Industry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The assignment is for comprehensive refurbishment and reinforcement of the bridge structure.
		Manhattan Bridge is a suspended bridge that was originally completed in 1909.
		The bridge is 2 kilometers long and consists of seven lanes at two levels for automotive traffic and four tracks for subway trains.
	press.arrivenet.com /industry/article.php/481110.html (500 words)

	The Manhattan Bridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Manhattan Bridge serves as the main connection between the BMT subway lines of Brooklyn and the 6th Avenue and Broadway subway lines in Manhattan.
		When travelling northbound on the bridge tracks, there seems to be an abandoned station on the right hand side just before the bridge.
		This station, at Myrtle Ave., was part of the original Manhattan Bridge line and was open from 1915 to 1956.
	www.nycsubway.org /lines/manhbr.html (898 words)

	Brooklyn Expedition
		The Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan skyline in 1925.
		This is a view of the East River and the Manhattan skyline in 1841 from Peck Slip, Brooklyn.
		Ideas for many different types of bridges and tunnels were discussed for more than 50 years before the Brooklyn Bridge was built.
	www.brooklynexpedition.org /structures/buildings/bridge/bl_bridge_main.html (321 words)

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