Madison Avenue Bridge

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The Madison Avenue Bridge is a historic swing bridge in New York City that carries Madison Avenue traffic between Manhattan and the Bronx.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bridge in New York City
movable bridge
road bridge
steel bridge
swing bridge
truss bridge
carries Madison Avenue
connects Manhattan
The Bronx
crosses Harlem River
crossesAt between East 135th Street in Manhattan and East 138th Street in the Bronx
designedFor pedestrian traffic
vehicular traffic
hasDesignFeature swing span that rotates to allow river traffic
hasNavigationClearance swing span provides channel for boats
hasPedestrianAccess both directions
hasRehabilitation underwent additional rehabilitation in early 21st century
underwent major rehabilitation in late 20th century
hasSidewalks yes
hasToll no
hasTrafficDirection one-way northbound for vehicles
historic yes
length approximately 1,800 feet
approximately 550 meters
locatedIn New York City
New York
surface form: New York State

United States of America
surface form: United States
mainSpanLength approximately 300 feet
approximately 91 meters
maintainedBy New York City Department of Transportation
namedAfter Madison Avenue
near Willis Avenue Bridge
neighborhoodOnBronxSide Mott Haven neighborhood
surface form: Mott Haven
neighborhoodOnManhattanSide Harlem
numberOfRoadLanes 4
numberOfSpans multiple
opened 1910
owner New York City
surface form: City of New York
parallelTo Third Avenue Bridge
partOf New York City bridges
surface form: New York City bridge network
regionServed Manhattan
The Bronx
replaced earlier swing bridge from 1884
riverMile near Harlem River Drive and Major Deegan Expressway
structureMaterial steel
usedBy buses
cars
trucks

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Harlem River crossedBy Madison Avenue Bridge
Harlem River Drive hasJunction Madison Avenue Bridge
Mott Haven neighborhood hasLandmark Madison Avenue Bridge
subject surface form: Mott Haven