Cámara en vivo del puente de la Tercera Avenida: The Harlem River Crossing Between Manhattan and the Bronx

The Third Avenue Bridge crosses the Harlem River between Manhattan at 129th Street and the South Bronx at 132nd Street. The NYC Live Command Center carries the NYCDOT camera feed for this crossing, giving a real-time view of one of the Harlem River's smaller but consistently active moveable bridges.

Qué es el puente de la Tercera Avenida

The Third Avenue Bridge is a swing bridge — a moveable structure that rotates horizontally to allow river traffic to pass. Completed in 1898 and rebuilt in 1898-1899, the current bridge dates from the early 20th century and is operated by the City of New York. It's one of several moveable bridges crossing the Harlem River between upper Manhattan and the Bronx.

Cuando el puente se abre al tráfico fluvial, el tráfico de vehículos se bloquea hasta que se cierra nuevamente. La cámara captura estos momentos, que suceden cuando necesitan pasar remolcadores, barcazas o embarcaciones de recreo. Las aperturas del puente demoran aproximadamente de 10 a 15 minutos y requieren aviso previo al operador del puente.

The Bridge's Location and Traffic Role

El Puente de la Tercera Avenida transporta el tráfico de la Tercera Avenida entre Manhattan y Bronx, conectando el corredor comercial de la Tercera Avenida en East Harlem con la Tercera Avenida en el Sur Bronx. La Tercera Avenida en esta sección de Bronx corre hacia el norte a través de Mott Haven y continúa como una importante calle comercial en el sur de Bronx.

For vehicle traffic, the Third Avenue Bridge is one of the lower-traffic-volume Harlem River crossings because it doesn't serve a major highway connection and it's a moveable bridge (which means it can be delayed by river traffic). Higher-volume crossings nearby include the Triboro Bridge to the east and the Madison Avenue Bridge and Third Avenue Bridge cluster further west.

Los cruces del río Harlem como sistema

Hay aproximadamente una docena de cruces del río Harlem entre el Manhattan superior y el Bronx, que van desde el puente Triboro (el más grande) hasta varios puentes móviles como el puente de la Tercera Avenida. El NYC Live Command Center transmite imágenes de cámaras para varios de estos cruces, y verlos juntos da una idea de cómo se distribuye el tráfico a lo largo del río Harlem.

On days when a major crossing is constrained , the Triboro has a traffic incident, or the Major Deegan upstream is backed up , the smaller bridges like Third Avenue absorb some overflow traffic. The camera at Third Avenue Bridge shows this overflow effect when it happens: a noticeable increase in vehicle volume on a structure that normally operates well under capacity.

El South Bronx en la Tercera Avenida

El vecindario South Bronx visible desde la cámara del Puente de la Tercera Avenida es el área de Mott Haven y Hunts Point. Esta sección del Bronx ha experimentado cambios significativos desde el punto más bajo de la década de 1970, con una inversión residencial y comercial sostenida, particularmente en la última década.

The camera shows the transition between the bridge structure and the South Bronx street grid: Third Avenue in this area has a lower building scale than the Manhattan side, more surface parking, and a commercial strip that reflects the neighborhood's working-class character rather than the tourist or office-district character of the neighborhoods across the river.

Ver un puente abierto

One of the more unusual things visible on the Cámara del Puente de la Tercera Avenida , less common on the large fixed bridges , is the bridge opening cycle. When a vessel needs to pass through the Harlem River at this point, the bridge operator receives a request, barriers drop on the vehicle roadway, and the bridge span swings open on its central pivot. Waiting vehicles at both the Manhattan and Bronx ends stop, the vessel passes, and the bridge swings back to its closed position before vehicle traffic resumes.

This takes place a handful of times per day depending on river traffic, and the camera captures it in full. Watching a moveable bridge in operation is a piece of New York infrastructure that most residents who don't cross at this specific point have never seen.

*El NYC Live Command Center lleva la cámara NYCDOT en el puente de la Tercera Avenida sobre el río Harlem.*

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