PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Constructed in 1848, the High Bridge is the oldest bridge in New York City. The upper portion of the bridge conceals a large aqueduct which once brought water from Westchester County's Croton Reservoir into New York City. A pedestrian walkway on top, opened in 1864, connects Washington Heights in Manhattan to the Highbridge neighborhood in the Bronx. The aqueduct stopped functioning in 1958, and although the walkway remained open through the 1970's, the bridge was subsequently abandoned for almost 40 years. The goal of this project was to reopen High Bridge to pedestrians and cyclists.