Madison Avenue Bridge
Encyclopedia
The Madison Avenue Bridge crosses the Harlem River
connecting Madison Avenue
in Manhattan
with East 138th Street in the Bronx
in New York City
. The bridge is operated and maintained by the New York City Department of Transportation
. It was designed by Alfred P. Boller
and built in 1910 to replace and double the capacity of another earlier swing bridge
dating from 1884.
For 2008, the NYCDOT reported an average daily traffic volume in both directions of 41,740; having reached a peak AADT of 49,487 in 2002.
route operated by MTA New York City Transit, the BxM3 and BxM4 express bus
routes operated by the MTA Bus Company
, and the BxM4C express bus route operated by Westchester County's Bee Line Bus System. The average weekday ridership of the Bx33 bus route is 3,680. The average weekday ridership on the BxM3 bus route is 889. The average weekday ridership on the BxM4 bus route is 572.
Harlem River
The Harlem River is a navigable tidal strait in New York City, USA that flows 8 miles between the Hudson River and the East River, separating the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx...
connecting Madison Avenue
Madison Avenue (Manhattan)
Madison Avenue is a north-south avenue in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, United States, that carries northbound one-way traffic. It runs from Madison Square to the Madison Avenue Bridge at 138th Street. In doing so, it passes through Midtown, the Upper East Side , Spanish Harlem, and...
in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
with East 138th Street in the Bronx
The Bronx
The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. The bridge is operated and maintained by the New York City Department of Transportation
New York City Department of Transportation
The New York City Department of Transportation is responsible for the management of much of New York City's transportation infrastructure...
. It was designed by Alfred P. Boller
Alfred P. Boller
Alfred Pancoast Boller was a civil engineer and bridge designer. He was the chief engineer on several bridge building projects during the late 1800 and neary 1900s. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States, Boller graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and...
and built in 1910 to replace and double the capacity of another earlier swing bridge
Swing bridge
A swing bridge is a movable bridge that has as its primary structural support a vertical locating pin and support ring, usually at or near to its centre of gravity, about which the turning span can then pivot horizontally as shown in the animated illustration to the right...
dating from 1884.
Public transportation
The Madison Avenue Bridge carries the Bx33 local busBus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
route operated by MTA New York City Transit, the BxM3 and BxM4 express bus
Express bus
An express bus service is a bus service that is intended to run faster than normal bus services between the same two commuter points....
routes operated by the MTA Bus Company
MTA Bus Company
MTA Bus Company is a service of MTA Regional Bus Operations used on routes previously controlled by the New York City Department of Transportation , and operated by private operators that provided service under contract to the NYCDOT...
, and the BxM4C express bus route operated by Westchester County's Bee Line Bus System. The average weekday ridership of the Bx33 bus route is 3,680. The average weekday ridership on the BxM3 bus route is 889. The average weekday ridership on the BxM4 bus route is 572.