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High Bridge, Bronx

30 historical photos taken here between 1893 and 1954, oldest first.

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  • Bridges - High Bridge - [Across Harlem River, looking west towards Manhattan from Bronx shore]., 1893

    Bridges - High Bridge - [Across Harlem River, looking west towards Manhattan from Bronx shore].

    1893

  • Bridges - High Bridge - [Harlem River - Looking toward Manhattan side and Highbridge Park from the Bronx.], 1905

    Bridges - High Bridge - [Harlem River - Looking toward Manhattan side and Highbridge Park from the Bronx.]

    1905

  • Bridges - High Bridge - [Looking west across the Harlem River toward Highbridge Park, Manhattan from the Bronx.], 1923–1939

    Bridges - High Bridge - [Looking west across the Harlem River toward Highbridge Park, Manhattan from the Bronx.]

    1923; 1939

  • Bridges - High Bridge - [Harlem River - Connecting Manhattan at 174th Street, Highbridge Park to the Bronx at about 170th Street.], 1923

    Bridges - High Bridge - [Harlem River - Connecting Manhattan at 174th Street, Highbridge Park to the Bronx at about 170th Street.]

    1923

  • Bridges - High Bridge - [Spans the Harlem River at the Manhattan 175th Street.], 1923–1934

    Bridges - High Bridge - [Spans the Harlem River at the Manhattan 175th Street.]

    1923; 1934

  • Bridges - High Bridge - [Harlem River - Connecting Manhattan at 174th Street, Highbridge Park to the Bronx at about 170th Street.], 1923

    Bridges - High Bridge - [Harlem River - Connecting Manhattan at 174th Street, Highbridge Park to the Bronx at about 170th Street.]

    1923

  • Bridges - High Bridge - [Spans the Harlem River at the Manhattan 175th Street.], 1923–1934

    Bridges - High Bridge - [Spans the Harlem River at the Manhattan 175th Street.]

    1923; 1934

  • Bridges - High Bridge - [Looking west across the Harlem River toward Highbridge Park, Manhattan from the Bronx.], 1923–1939

    Bridges - High Bridge - [Looking west across the Harlem River toward Highbridge Park, Manhattan from the Bronx.]

    1923; 1939

  • Bridges - High Bridge - [Harlem River - Connecting Manhattan at 174th Street, Highbridge Park to the Bronx at about 170th Street.], 1923

    Bridges - High Bridge - [Harlem River - Connecting Manhattan at 174th Street, Highbridge Park to the Bronx at about 170th Street.]

    1923

  • Bridges - High Bridge - [Spanning the Harlem River, and connecting the Bronx at about 170th Street to the Manhattan Highbridge Park at 174th Street.], 1926–1940

    Bridges - High Bridge - [Spanning the Harlem River, and connecting the Bronx at about 170th Street to the Manhattan Highbridge Park at 174th Street.]

    1926; 1937; 1940

  • Bridges - High Bridge., 1926

    Bridges - High Bridge.

    1926

  • Bridges - High Bridge - [Spanning the Harlem River, and connecting the Bronx at about 170th Street to the Manhattan Highbridge Park at 174th Street.], 1926–1940

    Bridges - High Bridge - [Spanning the Harlem River, and connecting the Bronx at about 170th Street to the Manhattan Highbridge Park at 174th Street.]

    1926; 1937; 1940

  • Bridges - High Bridge - [Spanning the Harlem River, and connecting the Bronx at about 170th Street to the Manhattan Highbridge Park at 174th Street.], 1926–1940

    Bridges - High Bridge - [Spanning the Harlem River, and connecting the Bronx at about 170th Street to the Manhattan Highbridge Park at 174th Street.]

    1926; 1937; 1940

  • Bridges - High Bridge., 1926

    Bridges - High Bridge.

    1926

  • Bridges - High Bridge., 1926

    Bridges - High Bridge.

    1926

  • Bridges - High Bridge., 1930

    Bridges - High Bridge.

    1930

  • Bridges - High Bridge., 1930

    Bridges - High Bridge.

    1930

  • Bridges - High Bridge., 1930

    Bridges - High Bridge.

    1930

  • Bridges - High Bridge., 1930

    Bridges - High Bridge.

    1930

  • Bridges - High Bridge - [Harlem River - Highbridge water tower.], 1934

    Bridges - High Bridge - [Harlem River - Highbridge water tower.]

    1934

  • Harlem River Drive [old speedway] - West 160th Street., 1934–1940

    Harlem River Drive [old speedway] - West 160th Street.

    1934; 1940

  • Bridges - High Bridge - [Harlem River - Highbridge water tower.], 1934

    Bridges - High Bridge - [Harlem River - Highbridge water tower.]

    1934

  • Harlem River Drive [old speedway] - West 160th Street., 1934–1940

    Harlem River Drive [old speedway] - West 160th Street.

    1934; 1940

  • Bridges - High Bridge., 1935–1937

    Bridges - High Bridge.

    1935; 1937

  • Bridges - High Bridge., 1935–1937

    Bridges - High Bridge.

    1935; 1937

  • Bridges - High Bridge., 1954

    Bridges - High Bridge.

    1954

  • Bridges - High Bridge., 1954

    Bridges - High Bridge.

    1954

  • Bridges - High Bridge., 1954

    Bridges - High Bridge.

    1954

  • Bridges - High Bridge., 1954

    Bridges - High Bridge.

    1954

  • Bridges - High Bridge., 1954

    Bridges - High Bridge.

    1954

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Nearby places

  • Depot Place & Sedgwick Avenue, Bronx (4 photos)
  • High Bridge Park, Manhattan (28 photos)
  • High Bridge Park, Manhattan (7 photos)
  • High Bridge Park, Manhattan (5 photos)
  • Edgecombe Avenue & Jumel Terrace, Manhattan (10 photos)

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Bridges - High Bridge - [Spans the Harlem River at the Manhattan 175th Street.], 1923–1934

Photo 7 of 30 at High Bridge, Bronx

Bridges - High Bridge - [Spans the Harlem River at the Manhattan 175th Street.]

1923; 1934

(1) High Bridge, spans the Harlem River at 175th Street. The Washington Bridge is seen further north. April 8, 1934. P. L. Sperr. (2) Approximately the same view, eleven years earlier. October 1923. Eugene L. Armbruster, Collection.

Photo from the New York Public Library - Milstein Collection

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