THIRD AVENUE'S NEW Swing BRIDGE.

The article discusses Third Avenue's new swing bridge. Third Avenue Bridge cost roughly US dollar 1.8 million to build before it opened on August 1, 1898. Now over 100 years later, the cost of the replacement bridge over the Harlem River is weighing in at roughly US dollar 118 million. This new Third Avenue bridge is actually the fourth bridge at this location. The project is divided into five stages of work and is scheduled for completion in the spring of 2005. After the new swing span opens to vehicular traffic, the final stage will include demolishing the temporary bridge and making the swing span operational for river traffic.