Manhattan Bridge
Coordinates40°42′25″N 73°59′26″W / 40.7070°N 73.9905°W / 40.7070; -73.9905 (Manhattan Bridge)Coordinates: 40°42′25″N 73°59′26″W / 40.7070°N 73.9905°W / 40.7070; -73.9905 (Manhattan Bridge)
CrossesEast River
LocaleNew York City (Manhattan-Brooklyn)
Maintained byNew York City Department of Transportation
ID number2240028 (upper)
2240027 (lower)
DesignSuspension bridge
Total length6,855 ft (2,089 m)
Width120 feet (37 m)
Height336 ft (102 m) (towers)
Longest span1,480 feet (451 m)
Clearance below135 ft (41.1 m)
DesignerLeon Solomon Moisseiff
Constructed byOthniel Foster Nichols
Construction start1901
Construction end1912
OpenedDecember 31, 1909; 109 years ago (1909-12-31)
Daily traffic85,084 (2016)
TollFree both ways