BRIDGESPOTTING

Henry Hudson Bridge, New York City

The Henry Hudson Bridge crosses Spuyten Duyvil Creek, an extension of the Harlem River, which separates the northernmost tip of the island of Manhattan from the Spuyten Duyvil neighborhood of the Bronx, in New York. The bridge is a double-decked steel plate girder arch, and was constructed in 1936. The bridge was designed by David Steinman, who also constructed the Hells Gate, Mackinac, and Deer Isle bridges. The name of the bridge derives from the English navigator who explored what became New York Harbor and the Hudson River in his ship, the Half Moon, in 1609.