William Cullen Bryant Viaduct

William Cullen Bryant Viaduct
(Roslyn Viaduct)
William Cullen Bryant Viaduct; (Roslyn Viaduct)
	The new span of the Bryant Viaduct over Hempstead Harbor, as seen in 2015.
Coordinates	40°48′14″N73°39′04″W / 40.8038°N 73.651°W
Carries	NY 25A (Northern Boulevard)
Crosses	Hempstead Harbor
Locale	Flower Hill and Roslyn, New York, United States
Named for	William Cullen Bryant
Owner	NYSDOT
Maintained by	NYSDOT
Characteristics
Design	Precast concrete segmental bridge
Total length	0.50 mi (0.80 km)
No. of lanes	4 (2 in each direction)
Design life	75 years
History
Construction end	1949 (original bridge); 2012 (current bridge);
Construction cost	$127 Million (2005 USD)
Statistics
Daily traffic	Approx. 38,000 vehicles daily (2005)
Location

Last updated August 19, 2023

The William Cullen Bryant Viaduct, historically known as the Roslyn Viaduct, is a viaduct that carries four lanes of Northern Boulevard (NY 25A) over Hempstead Harbor between the Incorporated Villages of Flower Hill and Roslyn, in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. It serves as a bypass of Roslyn's downtown. The original bridge opened in 1949 and was replaced in phases between 2005 and 2012.

History

Original bridge (1949–2012)

The original bridge was completed in 1949, and opened on October 21 of that year by Governor Thomas E. Dewey.^[5]^[2] The four-lane bridge was built using a pin-hanger design.^[2] The construction and subsequent opening of the bridge eliminated the traffic bottleneck on Main Street and Old Northern Boulevard in the heart of Roslyn that had resulted from the increasing number of automobiles on the roads.^[2]

By the 1990s, the bridge was beginning to show its age. Advancements in bridge engineering and safety rendered the structure obsolete; New York stopped building bridges using the pin-hanger design in 1968.^[2] Additionally, there were concerns regarding the bridge's structural integrity – especially after the 1983 Mianus River Bridge Disaster, in which a similarly designed bridge carrying Interstate 95 in Connecticut collapsed.^[2] After careful consideration, officials ultimately decided to replace the bridge, with initial development for the project first taking place between 1992 and 1993.^[4]

Current bridge (2012–present)

In 2005, construction commenced on a replacement bridge, as the original one was in a state of disrepair, was structurally-obsolete, lacked shoulders, and exceeded its intended use life.^[6]^[2]^[4] Given the lack of efficient detour routes, construction was carried out in phases; one side would remain open whilst the other was demolished and rebuilt. Three lanes would be in use at any given time, and their directions would be reversible; in the mornings, there would be two westbound lanes and one eastbound lane, and the afternoons/evenings would see two eastbound lanes and one westbound lane.^[6]^[7]^[8] Construction was originally intended to be completed by 2007 - but numerous factors led to multiple delays, and the replacement bridge was finally completed in 2012.^[4] The new bridge features many enhancements, including a shoulder lane, an improved walkway, and better drainage.^[2] The new bridge is a total of 13 feet (4 Meters) wider than its predecessor.^[2]

The new bridge was built using precast concrete segments, and was the first bridge in the area to be built using this design method.^[6]^[7]^[9]

Dedication and re-naming, 2012

In 2012, the bridge was officially dedicated to and renamed after the late poet, journalist, and Roslyn resident, William Cullen Bryant, by then-NY State Senator Jack Martins, through a bill in the New York State Senate.^[1] Bryant, who had purchased a home in Roslyn in 1843, was one of the most famous and influential residents in Roslyn's history.^[1]

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[:2-1] 1 2 3 "Bill Introduced By Senator Martins to Rename Roslyn Viaduct Passes Senate". NY State Senate. 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2020-08-09.

[:02-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Beller, Peter C. (2005-11-13). "Roslyn Is Getting A New Viaduct". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved 2020-08-09.

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