#282 Faile Street overpass Overpass over the Metro-North RR

Faile Street overpass Overpass over the Metro-North RR, May 22, 2013
Rob Hickman, Keith Nelson

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#281 Hunts Point Avenue Overpass over the Metro-North RR

Hunts Point Avenue Overpass over the Metro-North RR, May 22, 2013
Rob Hickman, Keith Nelson

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From forgotten-ny.com The Hunts Point railroad station is a relic of a period when local service was offered on high-speed rail lines in the southern and eastern Bronx, and additionally a relic of the days when grand buildings were constructed even on local stops in areas that were not necessarily in the center city. This station served the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (Amtrak tracks still run underneath Hunts Point Avenue here). It as designed by Cass Gilbert – the architect of the Woolworth Building – in 1908. This is one of a series of deteriorating rail stations in the Bronx along the old NY, NH & H.

#280 Longwood Avenue Overpass over the Metro-North RR

Longwood Avenue Overpass over the Metro-North RR, May 22, 2013
Rob Hickman, Keith Nelson

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#279 Leggett Avenue Overpass over the Metro-North RR

Leggett Avenue overpass Overpass over the Metro-North RR, May 22, 2013
Rob Hickman, Keith Nelson

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#278 East 149th Street Overpass over the Metro-North RR

East 149th Street Overpass over the Metro-North RR, May 22, 2013
Keith Nelson, Rob Hickman

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#205 West 158th St Overpass over Amtrack / Metro-North RR

West 158th St Overpass over Amtrack / Metro-North RR, May 21, 2010
Logan Kerr, Rob Hickman, Eric Kerr, Keith Nelson

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#204 Pedestrian Overpass over Amtrack / Metro-North RR

Pedestrian Overpass over Amtrack / Metro-North RR, May 21, 2010
Rob Hickman, Keith Nelson, Logan Kerr, Eric Kerr

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#154 East 177th Street Overpass over Metro-North RR

East 177th Street Overpass over the Metro-North RR, Bronx, June 22, 2010
Shuan Sim, Viveca Gardiner, Rob Hickman, Keith Nelson

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Started: Jun 22, 2010 11:47:58 AM
Ride Time: 1:58:40
Stopped Time: 0:00
Distance: 4.54 miles
Average: 2.29 miles/hr
Fastest Speed: 6.72 miles/hr

#148 Westchester Avenue Overpass over the Metro-North RR

Westchester Avenue Overpass over the Metro-North RR, Bronx, June 22, 2010
Rob Hickman, Keith Nelson, Viveca Gardiner, Shuan Sim

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#145 Bruckner Blvd. Overpass over the Metro-North RR - Bronx River spur

Bruckner Blvd. Overpass over the Metro-North RR - Bronx River spur, Bronx, June 22, 2010
Shuan Sim, Rob Hickman, Viveca Gardiner, Keith Nelson

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#144 Bruckner Blvd. Overpass over the Metro-North RR

Bruckner Blvd. Overpass over the Metro-North RR, Bronx, June 22, 2010
Viveca Gardiner, Keith Nelson, Shuan Sim, Rob Hickman

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#143 Bryant Avenue Overpass over the Metro-North RR

Bryant Avenue Overpass over the Metro-North RR, Bronx, June 22, 2010
Shuan Sim, Rob Hickman, Viveca Gardiner, Keith Nelson

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#127 East 238th Street Bridge over the Bronx River

East 238th Street Bridge over the Bronx River, June 8, 2009
Rob Hickman, Keith Nelson, Viveca Gardiner, Caleb Hickman

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From bridgesnyc.com
Crosses: Bronx River, Harlem and New Haven Metro-North tracks
Connects: Woodlawn and Wakefield, The Bronx [satellite map]
Carries: 4 vehicular lanes, 2 pedestrian sidewalks
Design: supported deck arch
Date opened: April 23, 1931

The East 238th Street Bridge is a concrete arch viaduct crossing the Bronx River and the Harlem and New Haven lines of Metro-North, connecting the Bronx neighborhoods of Wakefield and Woodlawn. On today’s maps, East 238th Street is called McLean Avenue in Woodlawn and Nereid Avenue in Wakefield.

Proposals and Delays
A bridge at either East 241st Street or East 238th Street was first proposed by the Public Service Commission in 1915, to eliminate a grade crossing of the New York Central and New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroads. The railroads, not wanting to foot the bill but under obligation to pay for grade eliminations, argued that since the proposed bridge would also cross the Bronx River, the Public Service Commission had no jurisdiction and the matter would have to be resolved by the U.S. Supreme Court. Arguments also persisted as to the location. In August of 1918, a crossing at 238th Street was approved by Commissioner Charles Bulkley Hubell, who found that the Public Service Commission did in fact have jurisdiction over the Bronx River and any bridge to be built there. The Bronx Parkway Commission put forth their opinions on aesthetics in the same year, stating that a bridge at either location needed to be a reinforced concrete arched viaduct, as a steel structure would “mar the beauty of the Parkway” (1918, p. 30). Still, no conclusions were reached.

On August 8, 1925, the Transit Commission ordered the railroads to build the bridge at East 238th Street, with the City of New York paying for the portions that did not cross the railroad tracks. However, the railroads continued to resist. An agreement was finally reached on February 2, 1927: the railroads would build two vehicular bridges at East 238th and East 241st Streets, with work on East 238th Street to start immediately.

“Immediately” turned out to be over two years later. Ground was broken by Mayor Walker on June 27, 1929. At the ceremony he talked about the importance of making Yonkers and Westchester County more easily accessible to vehicular traffic.

Construction
The Corbetta Concrete Corporation began construction on July 1, 1929. Corbetta used a 600-foot conveyor belt to place the structural concrete for the viaduct. This was the first successful use of the method, one that grew in popularity thereafter. The viaduct was originally estimated to cost $1,000,000, but wound up costing only $781,200. The completed bridge consists of ten arches built of 92,000 tons of material, is 822 feet long and 80 feet wide, and carries four vehicular lanes and a sidewalk on either side.

Opening
Albert Goldman, Commissioner of Plant and Structures, presided over the opening ceremony on April 23, 1931. A ribbon in the center of the viaduct was cut by Marion Corbetta, the eight-year-old daughter of Roger H. Corbetta, co-owner of the Corbetta Concrete Corporation. Ground-breaker Mayor Walker was unable to attend the ceremony.

#122 Tiffany Street Overpass over the Metro-North RR

Tiffany Street Overpass over the Metro-North RR - Bronx
May 5, 2010
Keith Nelson, Michael Richter, Rob Hickman

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#121 Barretto Street Overpass over the Metro-North RR

Barretto Street Overpass over the Metro-North RR - Bronx
May 5, 2010
Keith Nelson, Michael Richter, Rob Hickman

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#120 Bedford Park Overpass over the Metro-North RR

Bedford Park Overpass over the Metro-North RR - Bronx
May 5, 2010
Keith Nelson, Michael Richter, Rob Hickman

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Started: May 5, 2010 12:16:06 PM
Ride Time: 3:07:49
Stopped Time: 0:00
Distance: 8.24 miles
Average: 2.63 miles/hr
Fastest Speed: 10.73 miles/hr
Climb: 1145 feet

#119 Mosholu Parkway Overpass over the Metro-North RR

Mosholu Parkway Overpass over the Metro-North RR - Bronx
May 5, 2010
Keith Nelson, Michael Richter, Rob Hickman

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