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Union Street Bridge

Coordinates: 40°40′46″N 73°59′18″W / 40.67944°N 73.98833°W / 40.67944; -73.98833
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Union Street Bridge
Coordinates40°40′46″N 73°59′18″W / 40.67944°N 73.98833°W / 40.67944; -73.98833
Carries2 lanes of Union Street, pedestrians and bicyclists
CrossesGowanus Canal
LocaleBrooklyn, New York, U.S.
History
Opened1905
Statistics
Tollfree
Location
Map

The Union Street Bridge is a double leaf Scherzer rolling lift bascule carrying Union Street over the Gowanus Canal in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.[1] The bridge cost $85,206.85 and opened on March 4, 1905.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Croghan, Lore (March 23, 2016). "Love that dirty water: The Gowanus Canal's Union Street Bridge". Brooklyn Eagle. Archived from the original on October 22, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "NYC DOT - The Bridges of the Gowanus Canal". www1.nyc.gov. Archived from the original on February 1, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2020.