The Dakota Building

Dakota Building

The Dakota Building

     The Dakota Building is located across from  Central Park.  Its address is One West 72 nd Street New York, New York.  The building was commissioned by  Edward Clark (one of the founders of the Singer sewing machine company).  The architect was Henry Janeway Hardenbergh.  

   He designed the building to have 65 apartments each unique.  The building gate leads to an outside court from which all units are accessible.

  The building is 9 stories high.  The exterior is brick with sandstone trim.  The style is German Renaissance.

     Famous residents of the building n included Judy Garland, Lauren.Bacall, Rosemary Clooney, John Lennon and Yoko Ono

Alexander Hamilton Bridge

     The Alexander Hamilton Bridge carries 8 lanes of traffic. It is an open spàndrel deck arch bridge.  It crosses the Harlem River. It connects Manhattan and the Bronx.  The bridge opened on January 15,1965

Alexander Hamilton Bridge

Washington Heights Bridge

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     This is a two hinged arch bridge. Its length is 2370 feet.  Its clearance is 134 feet

. It crosses the Harlem River. It connects 181 Street and Amsterdam Avenue in Washington Heights, Manhattan with University Avenue in Morris Heights, Bronx.

     It opened in 1888.  It carries 6 lanes of traffic and bilateral sidewalks. The bridge was designed by Charles Schneider and Wilhelm Hildebrand.

      It  was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 22, 1983

Henry Hudson Bridge

     This is a double deck.steel arch bridge.  It carries 6 lanes of traffic. It crosses Spuyten Duyvil Creek.  The first deck was opened in 1936. The second.deck opened in 1938.  The bridge was designed by David B. Steinman.

  The total.length was 2,208 ft.

Grand Street Bridge

     The Grand Street Bridge is a through truss swing bridge.  The bridge has a steel superstructure and deck.  The piers are masonry.

     The bridge crosses Newton Creek.  It connects Grand Street and Avenue with 2 lane height restricted roadway.

     The bridge opened in 1902. Its total length is 230 feet.

Hell Gate Bridge

     Hell Gate Bridge (originally New York Connect Railroad Bridge) is a railroad bridge connecting the New York Burroughs of Manhattan and Queens.  The bridge carries 2 tracks for Amtrak and one for freight. 

 It is a steel arch bridge.  Its length is 17,00 feet. It was built in 1916. Engineers were Gustav Lidenthal, Othman Amman David Steinman.  The architect was Henry Hombostel.

Helps Gate Bridge

Roosevelt Bridge

     The Roosevelt Island Bridge opened on May 18, 1955.  Construction costs were $6.5 million.  It crosses  the east channel of the East River.  It connects Roosevelt Island in Manhattan to Astoria in Queens

     The bridge is a tower drive vertical.lift bridge.  It is 40 feet wide  and 2877 in length.  It has 2 lanes of roadway and 1 lane of sidewalk.

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