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.
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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