High Bridge (New York City) - Wikipedia
WEBThe High Bridge (originally the Aqueduct Bridge) is the oldest bridge in New York City, having originally opened as part of the Croton Aqueduct in 1848 and reopened as a pedestrian walkway in 2015 after being closed for over 45 years.
Croton Aqueduct - Wikipedia
WEBThe Croton Aqueduct or Old Croton Aqueduct was a large and complex water distribution system constructed for New York City between 1837 and 1842. The great aqueducts, which were among the first in the United States, carried water by gravity 41 miles (66 km) from the Croton River in Westchester County to reservoirs in Manhattan.
The High Bridge - Friends of the Old Croton Aqueduct
WEBSep 28, 2022 · The High Bridge, famed centerpiece of the Old Croton Aqueduct, carried Croton water across the Harlem River from the mainland to Manhattan in pipes still beneath its deck. A civic destination and public space and now New York City’s oldest bridge, it has never had vehicular traffic and never will.
Old Croton Aqueduct State Historic Park - New York State Parks
WEBCroton water first entered the Aqueduct at 5 a.m. on June 22, 1842 (followed by a dauntless crew in a small boat, the Croton Maid) and emerged at the Harlem River 22 hours later. The water eventually filled two above-ground reservoirs - on the present sites of the Great Lawn in Central Park and the New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue - to ...
History of the High Bridge : NYC Parks
WEBThe bridge opened to carry the aqueduct across the Harlem River in 1848, and its walkway was completed in 1864, making it a popular spot to promenade on a nice day. The bridge achieved fame as an attraction for New Yorkers and tourists and a favorite subject for artists and photographers, a sort of 19 th century High Line.
The High Bridge | HDC
WEBThe High Bridge was built to funnel water from the Croton Aqueduct down to New York City. The Croton Water Commission hired John B. Jervis as Chief Engineer in 1836. The bridge spans the Harlem River connecting Manhattan and the Bronx.
The Old Croton Aqueduct: An Engineering Marvel
WEBCroton water first entered the Aqueduct at 5 am on June 22, 1842 (followed by a dauntless crew in a small boat, the Croton Maid) and emerged at the Harlem River 22 hours later.
Old Croton Aqueduct Trail – Dobbs Ferry, New York - Atlas …
WEBSep 3, 2014 · Powered entirely by gravity, the aqueduct carried water in an eight-foot-wide iron pipe from the Croton River down along the Hudson, across the Harlem River, and into Manhattan, where the...
The High Bridge’s Harlem River Fountain
WEBThe pressurized water, entirely gravity-fed, could be released as a jet, or fountain, upstream from the pipe crossing. According to Aqueduct historian Robert Kornfeld, Jr., the engineers would “play” the waters of the jet to varying effects, to the delight of High Bridge tourists.
Go Inside NYC's High Bridge Water Tower - Untapped New York
WEBMar 7, 2022 · Water from the Croton Aqueduct started flowing in the lower and middle sections of the island in 1842, and the High Bridge was completed in 1848 to carry the aqueduct across the Harlem River.