Alexander Hamilton Bridge
Carries 8 lanes of I-95 and US 1
Crosses Harlem River
Locale Manhattan and the Bronx, in New York City
Design Arch bridge
Longest span 555 feet (169 m)
Total length 2,375 feet (724 m)
Vertical clearance 103 ft (41 m)
Opening date January 15, 1963
After completion of the George Washington Bridge in 1931, traffic off that bridge into the Bronx would travel over the Washington Bridge, which crosses the Harlem River just north of the present Alexander Hamilton Bridge. The Alexander Hamilton Bridge was planned in the mid-1950s to connect to Robert Moses proposed Trans-Manhattan and Cross-Bronx Expressways and to accommodate the additional traffic resulting from the addition of the six-lane lower level to the George Washington Bridge. With the Interstate designation, 90% of the $21 million in construction costs were covered by the federal government. The Bridge design included a set of spiraling ramps to connect to and from the Major Deegan Expressway (completed in 1964) and a viaduct ramp connecting to the Harlem River Drive, both of which are over 100 feet (30 m) below the level of the Bridge, and access to Amsterdam Avenue.
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