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Washington Bridge

The Washington Bridge is a 2,375-foot-long arch bridge over the in between the boroughs of and . The crossing, opened in 1888, connects 181st Street and Amsterdam Avenue in , with University Avenue in .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alexander Hamilton Bridge and Bridge Park.

Bridge
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an eight-lane steel arch bridge that carries traffic over the between the boroughs of and the Bronx in . is situated 590 feet southwest of Washington Bridge.

Park
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is a park in , , created as part of a larger vision of creating connected waterfront parks along both sides of the .

Bridge
Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.
The is a steel arch bridge connecting the New York City boroughs of and . Rising 140 ft over the , it is the city's oldest bridge, having opened as part of the Croton Aqueduct in 1848. is situated 1,600 feet southwest of Washington Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Morris Heights and Highbridge.

Neighborhood
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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 to the west.

Neighborhood
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is a residential neighborhood geographically located in the central-west section of , . Its boundaries, starting from the north and moving clockwise, are the Cross-Bronx Expressway to the north, Jerome Avenue to the east, to the south, and the to the west.

Quarter
Photo: Jet Lowe, Public domain.
is a neighborhood in the northern part of the borough of in . It is named for Fort Washington, a fortification constructed at the on Manhattan by Continental Army troops to defend the area from the British forces during the American Revolutionary War.

Washington Bridge

Latitude
40.84634° or 40° 50′ 47″ north
Longitude
-73.92691° or 73° 55′ 37″ west
Open location code
87G8R3WF+G6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 393737880
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Geo­Names ID
8478983
Wiki­data ID
Q2550421
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Washington Bridge” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “華盛頓橋”
  • Danish: “Washington-broen”
  • Dutch: “Washington Bridge”
  • French: “Washington Bridge”
  • German: “Washington Bridge”
  • Hebrew: “גשר וושינגטון”
  • Japanese: “ワシントン橋”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Washington Bridge”. Photo: Jim.henderson, Public domain.