The Gowanus Canal: Third Street
The Third Street Bridge (NYC BIN #2240250) is a double-leaf Scherzer rolling lift bascule drawbridge that carries two 16-foot-wide traffic lanes of Third Street and two 6-foot-wide sidewalks over the Gowanus Canal. It opened in 1905 (built on the same contract as the Union and Ninth Street bridges) and was extensively rehabilitated in 1986.
The Italianate building on the southwest corner of 3rd Ave and 3rd Street was the headquarters of Edwin Litchfield's Brooklyn Improvement Company, which created the four basins off the canal between 4th and 8th street. The surrounding property to the south and west was cleared in 2007 for a Whole Foods store and possible residential development.

The Third Street Bridge viewed from the northwest

Third Street Bridge viewed from the west

Third Street Bridge

South side of Third Street Bridge

Southwest mechanism of Third Street Bridge

Third Street Bridge viewed from the west

Walkup on Bond at Third St

Foro Marble - 140 3rd St

Foro Marble 140 3rd St

Looking north at the Gowanus Canal from the Third Street Bridge

Looking south at the Gowanus Canal from the Third Street Bridge

Truck alley off 3rd Street east of 3rd Ave

Warehouse on 4th St

Where toilet paper comes from

Brooklyn Fencing Center - 62 4th St

Warehouse on 4th St

Kabir's Bakery - 19 4th St

Smith at 5th St

View from the northeast

Bricked-in doorway on the north side

View from the southeast

View from the southeast

View from the east