Wards Island footbridge

Wards Island Footbridge

Wards Island Footbridge

    This bridge is a pedestrian one.  It is also known as the 103rd Avenue foot bridge.  It crosses the Harlem River between Manhattan and Wards Island.

     It is a vertical lift bridge with 12 spans. It has steel towers and girders.  It was designed by Othmar Hermann Amman.  It was built by the army.corps of enginers.

     It opened in 1951. Costs were 2.1 million dollars.  Total.length is 1247 feet.

Broadway Bridge

Broadway Bridge

Broadway Bridge

Broadway Bridge

  •      The current bridge was constructed between 1957 and 1962.  It is a double deck lift bridge. In carries Broadway on the lower level and three New York City subway tracks on the upper level. It crosses the Harlem River Ship Canal in Manhattan.
  •      The bridge measured 558 feet.   The lift span is 304 feet.

Verrazona  Narrows Bridge New York

Verrazona Narrows Bridge

     This bridge is a suspension type.  It connects Staten Island and Brooklyn.  It spans the narrows.  This is a body of water linking New York Harbor  with the lower New York Bay.  The bridge.opened on 11/21/1964.

  The total length of.the bridge is 13,700 feet. It has two levels.  It was designed by primary Othman Amman and Leopold Just. 

Lyceum Theater New York

Lyceum Theater

     The Lyceum Theater is located at 149 N. 45th Street.  It opened.in 1903.  It is one of the oldest surviving Broadway venues. It was designed by Herts and Tallant.  Its style is Beaux Arts.  It was built for impressario Daniel Froham.

     It has 933 seats.It was operated by the Schubert Organization.

     The current Lyceum replaced the earlier building which closed in.1902

     Currently (May, 2025 ) the play running is Oh Mary.