Manhattan Bridge

Location	New York, USA
Crosses	East River
Status	in use
Open	1909
Architect	Leon Moisseiff
Function	Road bridge
Design	Suspension bridge

Length	2 089 m
Height	102 m
Clearance below	41 m
Longest span	451 m
Width	37 m

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Manhattan Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn in New York. Construction of the bridge began in 1901, it was opened in 1909 and in 1912 the bridge was finished. Manhattan Bridge was designed by Leon Moisseiff who has also designed the George Washington Bridge and the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge.
The bridge has traffic on two floors. 7 carriageways for cars and 4 subway.