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High Bridge

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 10: A man looks out from the High Bridge, the city's oldest standing bridge, after it recently opened for the first time since it was closed in the early 1970s on June 10, 2015 in New York City. The bridge, which connects Manhattan and the Bronx and spans over the Harlem River, connects 130 acres of parks in the two boroughs. The bridge opened as part of an aqueduct in the mid-1800s to carry water from the Croton River to upper Manhattan which was running short of water at the time. A walkway was added in 1864. Restorations of the 123-foot tall bridge began in 2012 by the Park Department and cost over $60 million. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

High Bridge Ascendant

The reopening of High Bridge, the oldest bridge in New York City, is cause for celebration.
By The Editors
The High Bridge over the Harlem River, New York. Designed by American engineer John B Jervis as part of the Croton Aqueduct carrying water to New York City. (Photo by William England/Getty Images)

How the High Bridge Rose From Ruin

For decades, the water flowed to the city from the dammed Croton River and eventually across the bridge, built high enough to allow ships to sail under it, hence the name, the “High Bridge.”
By Adrian Benepe

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