Union Street Bridge

Union Street Bridge
Coordinates40°40′46″N 73°59′18″W / 40.67948°N 73.98836°W / 40.67948; -73.98836
Carries2 lanes of Union Street, pedestrians and bicycles
CrossesGowanus Canal
LocaleBrooklyn, New York, U.S.
History
Opened1905
Statistics
Tollfree
Location
Map

The Union Street Bridge is a double leaf Scherzer rolling lift bascule carrying Union Street over the Gowanus Canal in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.[1] The bridge cost $85,206.85 and opened on March 4, 1905.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Croghan, Lore (2016-03-23). "Love that dirty water: The Gowanus Canal's Union Street Bridge". Brooklyn Eagle. Archived from the original on 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  2. ^ "NYC DOT - The Bridges of the Gowanus Canal". www1.nyc.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-02-01. Retrieved 2020-03-07.