Williamsburg Bridge
Carries	8 lanes of roadway, 2 tracks of the J M Z trains of the New York City Subway, pedestrians, and bicycles
Crosses	East River
Locale	Manhattan and Brooklyn, in New York City
Maintained by	New York City Department of Transportation
Design	Suspension bridge and truss causeways
Longest span	487. A road is an identifiable route, way or path between two or more places. The J Nassau Street Express and Z Nassau Street Express (earlier Jamaica Express) are two Rapid transit services of the B Division of the The M Nassau Street Local is a Rapid transit service of the B Division of the New York City Subway. The J Nassau Street Express and Z Nassau Street Express (earlier Jamaica Express) are two Rapid transit services of the B Division of the The New York City Subway is a Rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency The East River is a tidal Strait in New York City. It connects Upper New York Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. The City of New York The New York City Department of Transportation ( NYCDOT or DOT) is responsible for the management of much of New York City This article is concerned with a particular type of suspension bridge the suspended-deck type A truss bridge is a Bridge composed of connected elements (typically straight which may be stressed from tension, compression, or sometimes both in response 68 meters (1,600 feet)
Total length	2,227. 48 meters (7,308 feet)
Width	35. 97 meters (118 feet)
Vertical clearance	10 feet 6 inches (3. 2 m) (inner roadways only)
Clearance below	41. 15 meters (135 feet) at mean higher high water
AADT	110,000
Opening date	December 19, 1903
Toll	Free
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The Williamsburg Bridge is a suspension bridge in New York City across the East River connecting the Lower East Side of Manhattan at Delancey Street with the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn on Long Island at Broadway near the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (Interstate 278). Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering Greenpoint, Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Bushwick Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. This article is concerned with a particular type of suspension bridge the suspended-deck type The City of New York The East River is a tidal Strait in New York City. It connects Upper New York Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end The Lower East Side is a Neighborhood in the southeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York Delancey Street is one of the main thoroughfares of Manhattan 's Lower East Side, running east from the Bowery to connect to the Williamsburg Bridge Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering Greenpoint, Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Bushwick Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Long Island is an island located in southeastern New York, USA, its western shores directly across from Manhattan, from which the island stretches The Brooklyn Queens Expressway ( BQE) is an Expressway which runs from southern Brooklyn, New York to the Grand Central Parkway Interstate 278 (abbreviated I-278) is an Interstate Highway in the U It once carried New York State Route 27A and later Interstate 78. New York State Route 27A ( NY 27A) is a State highway extending from Massapequa in Nassau County to Oakdale in Suffolk County In the US state of New York, Interstate 78 is only about one mile (2 km long crossing the Hudson River from New Jersey via the

Historical film clip of a procession during the opening of the Williamsburg Bridge in 1903.

Construction on the bridge, the second to cross this river, began in 1896, with Leffert L. Buck as chief engineer, Henry Hornbostel as architect and Holton D. Leffert L Buck (1837 in Canton New York - July 17, 1909) was an American civil engineer and a pioneer in the use of steel arch bridge structures Henry Hornbostel (1867 - 1961 was an American Architect. He designed more than 225 buildings bridges and monuments in the United States currently 22 are listed Robinson as assistant engineer, and the bridge opened on December 19, 1903 at a cost of $12,000,000. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting At the time it was constructed, the Williamsburg Bridge set the record for the longest suspension bridge span on Earth. Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of suspension bridges The record fell in 1924, when the Bear Mountain Bridge was completed. The Bear Mountain Bridge is a toll Suspension bridge in New York State, carrying U It is an unconventional structure, as suspension bridges go; though the main span hangs from cables in the usual manner, the side spans leading to the approaches are cantilevered, drawing no support from the cables above. A cantilever is a beam supported on only one end The beam carries the load to the support where it is resisted by moment and Shear stress. The main span of the bridge is 1600 feet (488 m) long. The entire bridge is 7308 feet (2227 m) long between cable anchor terminals, and the deck is 118 feet (36 m) wide. The height at the center of the bridge is 135 feet (41 m) and each tower is 335 feet (102 m); these measurements taken from the river's surface at high water mark.

This bridge and the Manhattan Bridge are the only suspension bridges in New York City that still carry both automobile and rail traffic. The Manhattan Bridge is a Suspension bridge that crosses the East River in New York City, connecting Lower Manhattan (at Canal Street with In addition to this two-track rail line, connecting the New York City Subway's BMT Nassau Street Line and BMT Jamaica Line, there were once two sets of trolley tracks. The New York City Subway is a Rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency The BMT Nassau Street Line is a Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway system The Jamaica Line (earlier also Broadway Line or Broadway (Brooklyn Line) is an elevated Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a Train

The Brooklyn landing is between Grand Street and Broadway, which both had ferries at the time. Grand Street is a street in Williamsburg Brooklyn, New York City, United States. Both withered and went out of business in the following years.

The bridge has been under reconstruction since the 1980s, largely to repair damage caused by decades of deferred maintenance. The cast iron stairway on the Manhattan side, and the steep ramp from Driggs Avenue on the Williamsburg side to the footwalks, were replaced to allow handicapped access in the 1990s. The bridge celebrated its 100th anniversary in December 2003.

No tolls are charged for motor vehicles to use the bridge.

Had the Lower Manhattan Expressway been built, the Williamsburg Bridge would have obtained the Interstate 78 designation. The Lower Manhattan Expressway (also known as the Canal Street Expressway or LOMEX) was a controversial plan for an Expressway through lower Manhattan In the US state of New York, Interstate 78 is only about one mile (2 km long crossing the Hudson River from New Jersey via the

Rail tracks

The rapid transit tracks in the center of the bridge were initially used by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company elevated railroad. A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway or metro(politan system is an electric passenger railway The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company (BRT was a Public transit Holding company formed in 1896 to acquire and consolidate lines in Brooklyn and Queens Today, the New York City Subway J M Z trains use these tracks. The New York City Subway is a Rapid transit system owned by the City of New York and leased to the New York City Transit Authority, a subsidiary agency The J Nassau Street Express and Z Nassau Street Express (earlier Jamaica Express) are two Rapid transit services of the B Division of the The M Nassau Street Local is a Rapid transit service of the B Division of the New York City Subway. The J Nassau Street Express and Z Nassau Street Express (earlier Jamaica Express) are two Rapid transit services of the B Division of the

Two tracks on the south side carried streetcars from the Brooklyn side:

• Williamsburg Bridge Local, 1904-1948
• Nostrand Avenue Line, 1904-1923 and 1931-1948
• Ralph Avenue Line, 1905-1908; Ralph and Rockaway Avenues Line, 1908-1923 and 1931-1948
• Tompkins Avenue Line, 1906-1923 and 1931-1947
• Reid Avenue Line, 1904-1923 and 1931-1937
• Broadway Line, 1904-1923
• Franklin Avenue Line, 1904-1923
• Grand Street Line, 1904-1923
• Sumner Avenue Line, 1904-1923
• Wilson Avenue Line, 1904-1923
• Bushwick Avenue Line, 1904-1921
• Nostrand-Culver Line and Nostrand-Prospect Line, 1906-1919

Two north-side tracks carried Manhattan streetcars:

• Grand Street Line, 1904-1932
• Post Office Line, 1919-1932
• Seventh Avenue-Brooklyn Line, 1911-1919
• 8th Street Crosstown Line, 1904-1911
• 14th Street-Williamsburg Bridge Line, 1904-1911
• Fourth Avenue and Williamsburg Bridge Line, 1904-1911

Williamsburg Bridge in popular culture

• The Williamsburg Bridge appears in the movies Once Upon a Time in America, The Lost Weekend (1945), The Naked City (1948), Johnny Suede (1991), American Gangster (2007), Serpico (1973), the 1973 James Bond film Live and Let Die, and The Naked Brothers Band. A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a Train The Nostrand Avenue Line is a Public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running mostly along Nostrand Avenue, The Ralph Avenue Line is a Surface transit line on Ralph Avenue in Brooklyn, New York City, United States. The Graham Avenue Line and Tompkins Avenue Line were two Public transit lines in Brooklyn, New York City with the Graham Avenue Line running The Broadway Line was a Public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States along Broadway between Williamsburg The Grand Street Line is a Public transit line in Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, United States, running mostly along Grand The Sumner Avenue Line and New Lots Avenue Line were two streetcar lines in Brooklyn, New York City, running mainly along Marcus Garvey Boulevard The Wilson Avenue Line is a Public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running mostly along Rockaway Avenue and Wilson Avenue The Bushwick Avenue Line or Bushwick Line was a Public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running mostly along The Nostrand Avenue Line is a Public transit line in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, running mostly along Nostrand Avenue, The Eighth Street Crosstown Line is a Public transit line in Manhattan, New York City, United States, running mostly along Eighth Street Once Upon a Time in America (Italian title C'era una volta in America) is a 1984 Crime film directed by Sergio Leone The Lost Weekend is a 1945 motion picture directed by Billy Wilder for Paramount Pictures, starring Ray Milland, The Naked City is a 1948 Black-and-white Film noir directed by Jules Dassin. The year 1948 in film involved some significant events Events Laurence Olivier 's Hamlet becomes the Johnny Suede is the 1991 film directorial debut of writer-director Tom DiCillo. The year 1991 in film involved some significant events Events April 28 - Bonnie Serpico is a 1973 American Crime film directed by Sidney Lumet James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story Live and Let Die is the eighth Spy film of the British James Bond series and the first to star Roger Moore as the fictional The Naked Brothers Band may refer to The Naked Brothers Band The Movie  — the first Naked Brothers Band film (2005

• The bridge is mentioned in the novel The Alienist (1994) by Caleb Carr. The Alienist is a Crime novel by Caleb Carr first published in 1994 Caleb Carr (born August 2, 1955) is an American novelist and military historian

• American jazz saxophonist Sonny Rollins would venture to the Williamsburg Bridge to spare a neighboring expectant mother the sound of his practice routine. Theodore Walter "Sonny" Rollins (born September 7 1930 in New York City) is an American Jazz tenor Saxophonist

• Soul Coughing lead singer Mike Doughty refers to the Williamsburg Bridge in the song "True Dreams of Wichita. Mike Doughty (born June 10 1970) is an American singer and songwriter ".

• Altamonte lead singer James Cashman refers to the Williamsburg Bridge in the song "Hannah".

• Locals frequently refer to the bridge as the "Willy B. "

Gallery

Fireworks on opening night, 1903.	Williamsburg Bridge view from Manhattan side	J Train on Williamsburg Bridge	Williamsburg Bridge from the Lower East side of Manhattan
From South 6th Street	View of cables and saddle housing	600px|Full span, as seen from Wallabout Bay with Greenpoint and Long Island City in background

References

• Abandoned Stations: Williamsburg Bridge Railway terminal

External links

• Bridges at New York City DOT
• Williamsburg Bridge in the Structurae database
• HAER Williamsburg Bridge entry at the Library of Congress
• nycroads.com Williamsburg page. Wallabout Bay is small body of water in Upper New York Bay along the northwest shore of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, between the present Greenpoint is the northernmost Neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. Long Island City (often abbreviated LIC) is the western-most neighborhood of the borough of Queens in New York City. Structurae is an online Database containing works of structural and Civil engineering of all kinds such as Bridges High-rise buildings The Library of Congress is the De facto National library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress Has excellent construction photos (taken from Parsons Transportation Group (parsons. com site), the successor company to the design firm that executed the original design) as well as replacement bridge proposal details
• Williamsburg Bridge is at coordinates 40°42′50″N 73°58′20″W / 40.713744, -73.972299 (Williamsburg Bridge)Coordinates: 40°42′50″N 73°58′20″W / 40.713744, -73.972299 (Williamsburg Bridge)