This is the oldest bridge in NYC--finished in 1848!
The Highbridge, looking into the Bronx 02
It's part of the aqueduct that used to deliver all of Manhattan's water. There's a big (no-longer-used) pipe underneath the walkway there. Speaking of which the bridge used to be a popular pedestrian method for crossing from Manhattan into the Bronx and back. Idiots back in the 70s & 80s would toss crap on boats passing underneath so it was closed and now has fallen into disrepair. :(
Highbridge Tower with Sun
This is a tower built to house a pump and pipes used to pressurize the water from the Croton aqueduct enough to make it up to the north end of Manhattan. Without this my neighborhood might not have come to be. The rest of Manhattan got their water thanks to gravity pulling H2O through the aqueduct system (just like the Romans).
Highbridge Tower
This is a tower built to house a pump and pipes used to pressurize the water from the Croton aqueduct enough to make it up to the north end of Manhattan. Without this my neighborhood might not have come to be. The rest of Manhattan got their water thanks to gravity pulling H2O through the aqueduct system (just like the Romans).
Highbridge Tower (inside, angle up)
Hitchcock should have shot a movie here. This is from the bottom of the 185-foot tower looking upward.
Highbridge Tower (top)
This is the inside of the water tower--this is where a huge water tank used to be. Water would be pumped up in one pipe to the top and then gravity would pull the water back down another pipe, providing Nor(thern)Ma(nhattan) residents with water. Pretty cool for 1800s technology, huh?
Highbridge Tower (upper spiral staircase)
This spiral staircase allows you to go up into the attic of the tower. There's nothing to see up there, but I did go up anyway. I shot some video, so watch my twitterstream or my YouTube for that, in the next day or two.
Highbridge Tower (interior staircase walls)
I just thought the walls were interesting here. Notice the different bricks and colors. Not surprising for a tower built 100+ years ago.
Orignal From: The Highbridge, looking into the Bronx 01
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