Washington Avenue Bridge – Brooklyn NY

City:
Brooklyn, New York City, NY

Site Type:
Infrastructure and Utilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels

New Deal Agencies:
Public Works Administration (PWA), Public Works Funding

Description

The bridge carrying Washington Avenue in Brooklyn over the railroad tracks by Prospect Park was rebuilt during the 1930s as a Public Works Administration (PWA) project.

Source notes

The New York Times: Mayor's Message on the City Budget, April 1, 1939 (pg. 10-11).

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on March 23, 2018.

Location Info


Washington Ave.
Brooklyn, NY

Location notes: North of Sullivan Pl.

Coordinates: 40.664673, -73.961245

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