Jump to content

Bridge Street (Manhattan)

Coordinates: 40°42′12.79″N 74°0′46.64″W / 40.7035528°N 74.0129556°W / 40.7035528; -74.0129556
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Yobot (talk | contribs) at 00:04, 9 March 2016 (WP:CHECKWIKI error fixes using AWB (11967)). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Bridge Street is a street located in Lower Manhattan, New York City, and runs between State Street and Broad Street. It is split in two by Whitehall Street.

In the 17th century city of New Amsterdam, the Dutch created two canals, one at present day Broad Street (then called "Princegracht" or Prince Canal) and one at present day Beaver Street (then called "Heeregracht" or Gentleman's Canal). One of the three bridges crossing the "Prince Canal" at that time was at the end of Bridge Street (Template:Lang-nl), thus giving the street its name.[1]

40°42′12.79″N 74°0′46.64″W / 40.7035528°N 74.0129556°W / 40.7035528; -74.0129556

References

  1. ^ Kadinsky, Sergey (2016) Hidden Waters of New York City Countryman Press. Pp. 20-21 ISBN 978-1-58157-355-8