COLLECTION NAME:
The Landmarks Preservation Commission Designation Photo Collection
Record
Landmark Name:
Highbridge Aqueduct
LP Number:
LP-00639
Landmark Type:
Individual Landmark
Image Type:
Designation Photos
Image Description:
John Barrington Bayley Collection
Address:
Spanning the Harlem River between West 170th Street, the Bronx, and High Bridge Park, Manhattan
BIN:
1000000
BBL:
1000000000
Borough:
Manhattan
Architect or Builder:
John B. Jervis (chief engineer)
Date of Construction:
1838
Alteration Architect 1:
Not determined
Date of Alteration 1:
1860
Alteration Architect 2:
Not determined
Date of Alteration 2:
1923
Owner or Developer:
Not determined
Style Primary:
Not determined
Material Primary:
Granite
Material Secondary:
Steel
Use Original:
Infrastructure, water system, acqueduct
Building Type:
Aqueduct
Notes:
High Bridge was originally designed in the manner of a Roman aqueduct, such as the Pont du Gard in southern France. In the mid-1920s, five piers were replaced with a single steel arch to improve navigation on the Harlem River.
File Name:
LP0639_002.jpg
Highbridge Aqueduct
