West Street pedestrian bridges
The West Street pedestrian bridges are a series of pedestrian bridges that cross West Street to connect the neighborhoods of Tribeca and the Financial District with Battery Park City in Lower Manhattan, New York City.Photo: Sterilgutassistentin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Bridge
- Description: set of pedestrian bridges across West Street in Manhattan, New York City
- Also known as: “Liberty Street Bridge” and “South Bridge”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Freedom Tower and Liberty Park.
Freedom Tower
Photo: Pedro Szekely, CC BY-SA 2.0.
One World Trade Center, also known as One WTC and the Freedom Tower, is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City. Freedom Tower is situated 890 feet northeast of West Street pedestrian bridges.
Liberty Park
Park
Photo: Jim.henderson, CC0.
Liberty Park is a one-acre elevated public park at the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York City, overlooking the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in Lower Manhattan. Liberty Park is situated 390 feet southeast of West Street pedestrian bridges.
National September 11 Memorial & Museum
Memorial
Photo: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0.
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum is a memorial and museum that are part of the World Trade Center complex, in New York City, created for remembering the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks which killed 2,977 people, as well as the February 26, 1993 World Trade Center bombing which killed six. National September 11 Memorial & Museum is situated 510 feet northeast of West Street pedestrian bridges.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Battery Park City and Financial District.
Battery Park City
Neighborhood
Photo: Gryffindor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Battery Park City is a neighborhood and planned community at the southern tip of Manhattan in New York City. The neighborhood is situated along the Hudson River waterfront, and separated the Financial District and Tribeca by the West Side Highway.
Financial District
Photo: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Financial District comprises the southern tip of Manhattan, with the Hudson River on the west, the East River on the east, New York Harbor to the south, and Barclay Street on the north.
TriBeCa
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
A former industrial district in Lower Manhattan, TriBeCa, short for "Triangle Below Canal Street", has transformed from artist community to upscale residential district in the 21st century.
West Street pedestrian bridges
- Categories: footbridge and transportation
- Location: Manhattan, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.71085° or 40° 42′ 39″ northLongitude
-74.01475° or 74° 0′ 53″ westOpen location code
87G7PX6P+83OpenStreetMap ID
way 684939453OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeWikidata ID
Q14707762
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“West Street pedestrian bridges” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Voetgangersbruggen over West Street”
- Spanish: “Puentes peatonales sobre West Street”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include 200 Liberty Street and 90 West Street.
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