High Bridge
The High Bridge is a steel arch bridge connecting Manhattan and the Bronx in New York City, New York, United States. Rising 140 ft over the Harlem River, it is the city's oldest major bridge, having opened as part of the Croton Aqueduct in 1848.Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in New York, New York
- Also known as: “Aqueduct Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yankee Stadium and Alexander Hamilton Bridge.
Yankee Stadium
Stadium
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Yankee Stadium is a baseball stadium located in the Bronx in New York City, United States. It is the home field of Major League Baseball’s New York Yankees and New York City FC of Major League Soccer. Yankee Stadium is situated 1 mile south of High Bridge.
Alexander Hamilton Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Alexander Hamilton Bridge is an eight-lane steel arch bridge that carries traffic over the Harlem River between the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx in New York City. Alexander Hamilton Bridge is situated 1,200 feet north of High Bridge.
Joker Stairs
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The West 167th Street Stairs, colloquially known as the Joker Stairs, are a step street connecting Shakespeare and Anderson avenues at West 167th Street in the Highbridge neighborhood of the Bronx in New York City. Joker Stairs is situated 2,900 feet southeast of High Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Highbridge and Washington Heights.
Highbridge
Neighborhood
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
Highbridge is a residential neighborhood geographically located in the central-west section of the Bronx, New York City. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are the Cross-Bronx Expressway to the north, Jerome Avenue to the east, Macombs Dam Bridge to the south, and the Harlem River to the west.
Washington Heights
Quarter
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
Washington Heights is a neighborhood in the northern part of the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It is named for Fort Washington, a fortification constructed at the highest natural point on Manhattan by Continental Army troops to defend the area from the British forces during the American Revolutionary War.
Morris Heights
Neighborhood
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Morris Heights is a residential neighborhood located in the West Bronx. Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise are: West Burnside Avenue to the north, Jerome Avenue to the east, the Cross-Bronx Expressway to the south, and the Harlem River to the west.
High Bridge
- Categories: deck arch bridge and transportation
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.84227° or 40° 50′ 32″ northLongitude
-73.92948° or 73° 55′ 46″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
87G8R3RC+W6OpenStreetMap ID
way 393767161OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridge
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“High Bridge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “高橋”
- Dutch: “High Bridge (New York)”
- Dutch: “High Bridge”
- French: “High Bridge”
- German: “High Bridge”
- Hebrew: “הגשר הגבוה”
- Hebrew: “היי ברידג’”
- Japanese: “ハイ・ブリッジ”
- Persian: “های بریج (نیویورک)”
- Persian: “های بریج”
- Portuguese: “Ponte Alta (Nova Iorque)”
- Portuguese: “Ponte Alta”
- Spanish: “High Bridge”
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