Keeping with the New York theme this week, here’s a submission by Angus Grieve-Smith of what is probably one of the older purpose-built pedestrian bridges in North America.
The Ward’s Island Bridge, also known as the 103rd Street Footbridge, is a pedestrian bridge crossing the Harlem River between Manhattan Island and Ward’s Island in New York City. The vertical lift bridge has a total of twelve spans consisting of steel towers and girders. It is unique among the city’s Harlem River crossings in that it only carries pedestrian and bicycle traffic.
It opened in 1951, and is due to be refurbished next year.
