Macombs Dam Bridge
The Macombs Dam Bridge is a swing bridge across the Harlem River in New York City, connecting the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx. The bridge is operated and maintained by the New York City Department of Transportation.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge between Manhattan and the Bronx, New York
- Also known as: “Macomb’s Dam Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yankee Stadium and Rucker Park.
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 1,900 feet east of Macombs Dam Bridge.
Rucker Park
Park
Yankees–East 153rd Street station
Railway station
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Yankees–East 153rd Street station is a commuter rail stop on the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line, serving Yankee Stadium and the Concourse neighborhood in the Bronx, New York City. Yankees–East 153rd Street station is situated 1,200 feet southeast of Macombs Dam 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
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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.
Hamilton Heights
Neighborhood
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Hamilton Heights is a neighborhood in the northern part of Manhattan in New York City. It is the northernmost part of the West Harlem area, along with Manhattanville and Morningside Heights to its south, and it contains the sub-neighborhood and historic district of Sugar Hill. Washington Heights lies to Hamilton Heights' north, and to its east is Central Harlem.
Macombs Dam Bridge
- Categories: swing bridge, road bridge, and transportation
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.82814° or 40° 49′ 41″ northLongitude
-73.9331° or 73° 55′ 59″ westOpen location code
87G8R3H8+7QOpenStreetMap ID
way 395345273OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeGeoNames ID
6350285Wikidata ID
Q6724821
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Western Panjabi—“Macombs Dam Bridge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “馬科姆斯水壩大橋”
- Dutch: “Macombs Dam Bridge”
- French: “Macombs Dam Bridge”
- German: “Macombs Dam Bridge”
- Hebrew: “גשר סכר מאקומבס”
- Japanese: “マコームズ・ダム橋”
- Urdu: “میکومبس ڈیم پل”
- Western Panjabi: “میکومبس ڈیم پل”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sugar Hill and Melrose.
Nearby Places
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