National Steel Bridge Alliance

Third Avenue Bridge

Prize Bridge Information

  • Year Awarded: 2005
  • Year Completed: 2005
  • Location: New York City, NY
  • Award Class: Movable Span
  • Designer/EOR: Hardesty & Hanover, LLP
  • Fabricator: G&G Steel, KiSKA Construction Corp.
  • Owner: New York City Department of Transportation
  • General Contractor: KiSKA Construction Corp.
  • Detailer: Amec Zizka
  • Architect: B. Thayer Associates

Structure Information

  • Structure Type: Truss
  • Coating System: Paint
  • Span Length (ft): 350
  • Structure Length (ft): 1500
  • Average Deck Width (ft): 88
  • Steel Weight/Deck Area (lb/ft²): 45
  • Amount of Steel (tons): 3000
  • Cost: $118.8 million