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Henry Hudson Bridge
Hendrick Hudson Memorial Bridge

Built:	1935 - 1936
Status:	in use
Location:	Between Manhattan, New York, New York, USA and The Bronx, New York, New York, USA
Crosses:	Harlem River

Henry Hudson Bridge, Harlem River at Hudson River

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Structural Type:

Arch bridge
double deck

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Persons involved with this structure
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Role	Name	Part of structure

Designer	David Bernard Steinman

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Role	Name	Part of structure

Contractor	American Bridge Company
	Thomas Crimmins Contracting Co.
Rehabilitation
Structural engineering	Steinman, Boynton, Gronquist & Birdsall

Technical information
	Description	Value
Construction materials used
superstructure	steel
piers	reinforced concrete
arch	steel
abutments	reinforced concrete
Dimensions

	total length	673.05 m
	arch span	256.20 m
Cost

	cost of construction	US$ 4 949 000

Chronology

1 June 1935

Construction started

12 December 1936

Lower deck opened to traffic

7 May 1938

Upper deck opened to traffic

2000

Rehabilitation works begin

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	NYC Roads: Henry Hudson Bridge

Relevant Literature
	Prade, Marcel Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe, Brissaud, Poitiers (France) , ISBN 2902170688, 1990; pp. 128-129.
	Skerrett, Robert G. Le doublement du tablier du pont Henry-Hudson, à New York, in "La Technique des Travaux", September 1938, n. 9 v. 14 .
	Steinman, David B. Le pont Henry Hudson à New York, in "Ossature métallique", September 1938 v. 7 .

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