The New Willis Avenue Bridge

[malaise]

Today I saw them moving a large section of the bridge on a barge
This is too freaking cool. I hope they'll have a show from start to finish.



http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/07/26/AR2010072602757.html



http://www.psfk.com/2010/04/pier-to-park-a-walk-around-the-new-brooklyn-bridge-park.html
Some great pics on the surroundings.

Corrected

[lame54]

1. Is it for sale?

[malaise]

3. You can buy the old one

next year :rofl:



Another pic.

[Stinky The Clown]

2. Actually, it is the new Willis Avenue Bridge. It is shown near the Brooklyn Bridge, but is not . . .

. . . . there to replace it.

[malaise]

5. You're right

The new bridge connecting Upper Manhattan and the South Bronx will replace a span that opened in 1901 and carries more than 70,000 vehicles a day. The existing Willis Avenue Bridge will remain open to traffic as the new span is floated into place atop foundations and piers.

[soleft]

4. I can see my building from there?

Not Russia though. :(

[T Wolf]

6. From this view, it looks like they will need to either raise the bridge or lower the river.

Somehow, "shipping" a bridge that will eventually cross water by way of a barge on the water strikes me as strange. Or balanced.

[BrklynLiberal]

7. WOW! Just barely made it under the Brooklyn Bridge!!!!

[Historic NY]

8. The best part is upstate Ny'er's had work to build this..built by Ny'ers for Ny'ers..

[malaise]

9. Yep - that is good news

but the best news is that New York is repairing her bridges.

[winstars]

10. They Replaced the Third Ave Bridge

several years ago basically the same way. I believe I watched a Discovery show on it, floating the new bridge down, setting the new one on it's mooring, dealing with the rising and lowering tides etc... Pretty cool!!!!!!!!