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Rail, Roads, Highways, and Bridges

  • Aerial image of a rail yard with parked cars, buildings, and highways visible.
    New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Hellgate Yard
  • Image of a large ferry boat and a small tug boat on a river. The ferry boat has a sign saying "Express"
    New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Express Ship, Circa Early 1900s
  • Many men in straw hats and suits in front of an electric railcar. The railcar says "New Haven 0100 Maine Bullet" and also has a box car attached.
    New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, 1931
  • Image of a road, trees, and rail tracks adjacent to houses and shops.
    View of Webster Ave. And Railroad Tracks
  • Image of factory buildings, boats, and rail bridges over a river.
    NYS Barge Canal Terminal At Mott Haven
  • Image of an overheard view of a proposed planffor decking for the New York Central Railroad yards. Visible items include the Major Deegan Expressway, Yankee Stadium, the County Building, Cardinal Hayes H.S., the 149th St. Post Office, Patterson Houses, and the Melrose Central building of the New York Central Railroad.
    New York Central Plan, Circa 1950s
  • View of the Triborough bridge from below it.
    Triborough Bridge
  • Image of a bridge. Manhattan is visible in the background.
    Triborough Bridge
  • Aerial view of sections of Manhattan, The Bronx, and Queens showing bridges, including the Triborough.
    Triborough Bridge Aerial View
  • A head on view of an uncompleted section of the Bruckner expressway. A car is visible in fron of the highway, and a railroad trestle is visible in the distance.
    Bruckner Expressway (2 of 2)
  • Image of a pylon and a half finished roadway for the Bruckner Expressway.
    Bruckner Expressway (1 of 2)
  • Image of debris in an open cut. Several workers walk by. Buildings flank the cut, and a bridge is visible in the background.
    Cross Bronx Expressway Under Construction (2 of 2)
  • Image of construction equipment and debris in an open cut. Buildings flank the open cut.
    Cross Bronx Expressway Under Construction (1 of 2)
  • Image of a highway onramp. Several cars are visible, as is an ovular building and housing projects.
    Cross Bronx Expressway New Road Section
  • Image of an architectural drawing of housing and highways connecting to Washington Bridge.
    Cross Bronx Expressway At Washington Bridge
  • Image of a highway with very little taffic, as well as parked cars, railroad tracks, and residential buildings.
    Major Deegan Expressway
  • Image of a highway with traffic exiting an onramp.
    Major Deegan Expressway
  • Image of an elevated train entrance, several vacant lots, and a gas station. A variety of buildings and trees are visible in the background.
    Macombs Dam Park Extension And Subway Spur
  • Image of box cars, factories, and the Macombs Dam Bridge in the background.
    Delivering the Goods
  • Image of an open cut construction. A bridge is being scaffolded, and cranes are visible in the background. Lots of boards and steel plates appear to be visible in the front.
    Grand Concourse Traverse Road
  • Image of construction and cars and horses as an underpass is being built.
    Grand Concourse Underpass Under Construction
  • Image of cars going through an underpass under the Grand Concourse.
    Grand Concourse Completed Underpass
  • Image of an architectural model of highway approaches to the Throgs Neck Bridge.
    Throgs Neck Model And Approaches
  • Aerial view of the network of highways leading to or planned to lead to the Throgs Neck Bridge, and the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge.
    Bronx Bridge Approaches
  • Image of a map of Bronx Parkways and Expressways, both current and planned.
    Bronx Parkways And Expressways
  • Image of High Bridge from the unpaved Speedway.
    High Bridge
  • Image of the underside of High Bridge looking onto the river.
    High Bridge
  • Image of High Bridge, a high way with cars and trucks, a distant wter tower and houses of Washington Heights.
    High Bridge
  • Image of about a dozen men in suits holding a golden shovel and pointing it at the ground.
    Ground Breaking Ceremony For Hudson River Bridge
  • Image of a map of the Bronx Parkways and Thruways showing the intersections of the Hutchinson River Parkway, Bronx and Pelham Parkways, and New England Thruway at Pelham Bay Park
    Bronx Parkways And Thruway
  • Image of a map of several playgrounds around Mosholu Parkway, Bronx Parkway, and Pelham Parkway
    Existing And Proposed Playgrounds Along Parkways In The Bronx
  • Image of cars on a bridge. A boat is visible as are sidewalks.
    Unionport Bridge
  • Image of an aerial view of the East Bronx showing Jacobi Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and Co-op City in the distance.
    Air View Of The East Bronx
  • Image of several steam ships sailing down the Harlem River under High Bridge.
    High Bridge Marine Pageant And Celebration
  • Image of the barge's wreckage. A sign saying "No. 7" is visible next to a boat and a bridge pylon.
    Sinking Of Coal Barge At High Bridge (3 of 3)
  • Image of a barge being sunk. Washington Bridge and smoke stacks are visible.
    Sinking Of Coal Barge At High Bridge (1 of 3)
  • Image of a barge being sunk. Washington Bridge and smoke stacks are visible.
    Sinking Of Coal barge At High Bridge (2 of 3), 1918
  • Image of several steam boats traveling on a river. 1920s cars are visible on the nearby road, and the first boat has many people on the bow and many flags on top.
    Marine Pageant Sails Past High Bridge
  • Image of a tug boat towing a caisson on a large river.
    Throgs Neck Bridge
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