Quite a few. All of them, except the really high bridges, can open, and presumably some of them, especially those in the lower Harlem River, do so on occasion because, when there is construction, there are sometimes fairly large tugs and construction barges moored past them. thank you.Thanks for that guys.



Again, it kind of depends on what you mean by a bridge…Hmm… I smell a project!



:-)It’s funny I think its much more dangerous on those all for one and one for all bridges !!!!

But I can believe that only a few were ever built ;-)amazing pictures !

But it’s easy to forget that many of the Harlem River bridges are there…I didn’t realize that there were so many bridges.








Great map!

It’s funny, I still can’t remember whether there are 15 or 16 in the Harlem… I can never keep count while paddling.It’s so refreshing to know someone who is so enthralled by NYC, as I have always been.

L - Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration. Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.Construction began on the bridge in 1901 under the instruction of the New York City Department of Bridges commissioner

We really appreciate your enthusiasm, and reblogging!!

Spuyten Duyvil Bridge (1899/186 meters) 3. It has to open because it is only a few feet above the water, so almost nothing—except for kayaks, of course!—can pass otherwise.But I’ve never seen any of the other bridges open.

I have a fraction of your viewers but I wanted to save it as special so I re-blogged you , great post , both of you!Thanks so much!!



Brooklyn Bridge.

great pictures as always!

The Brooklyn Bridge (originally the New York and Brooklyn Bridge), one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States, stretches 5,989 feet (1825 m) over the East River connecting the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn.



There are so many urban paddling opportunities.

But normally the largest boat that goes through the Harlem River is the Circle Line, and that can pass under all of the closed bridges except for the Spuyten Duyvil Bridge.“Except for kayaks” and canoes, “of course!”. Oh wow!And that’s just Manhattan. So we go at right angles to each other—you go across, we go along :-)HA !

Queensborough Bridge aka: 59th Street Bridge .

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Lincoln Tunnel connects midtown Manhattan to Weehawken New Jersey. Thanks!





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I hope it helps.



!Actually, “How many bridges in NYC?” has been in the Wind Against Current drafts folder for a couple of years now. The bridge, composed of stone abutments and a timber deck, was demolished in 1917.


10/10 for cayaking underneath a bridge in the snow though!

Suddenly we caught sight of the four chimneys from Rawenwood power plant, and we came to think of Conspiracy Theory (1997) with Mel Gibson who shouts, Geronimo.Yes, it’s hard to turn around in NYC without being reminded of some movie or other :-)I lost count so I’m glad you were keeping track :) Great bridges! Thank you!

Like an organism to small for the filter medium we slid under the bridge and were safely on the New Jersey shore by the time they “opened the gates”.Now I know it was the 145th Street Bridge that a welcoming committee of three sent us a message from.



Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. ;)That is alot of bridges for one city.

The bridge's total length is 6,855 ft (2,089 m). It’s good to know each and every one in case you are stuck somewhere and need assistance.

Buoyancy above all—without buoyancy nothing else is possible!