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The 109 year old Willis Avenue Bridge (lower photo) at East 124th Street and 1st Avenue will be getting its replacement this year. The new $612 million, 350-foot-long bridge (top photo) will be floated downriver by tugboats today to a holding area in Bayonne were it will rest until its installation on August 2nd. There are a few changes to the bridge (besides the faded gray to bright beige color) which include, "bike lanes, shoulders, and a direct connection from the FDR to the northbound Major Deegan Expressway." Read more in todays New York Post:
LINK. Lower photo by
WiredNewYork. Current photo courtesy of the Associated Press.
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