Ward's Island Foot Bridge
The Ward's Island Foot Bridge connected the residents of East Harlem at 103rd Street with the city parks on Ward's Island. The 302-foot lift span opened in 1951 carrying a single 12-foot-wide pedestrian walkway over the East River. The bridge was closed for renovation of the lift mechanism when I first visited in 2005.
View from the South
Walkway over the East Side Highway
Draw span
Steel gate barring access prior to renovation
Ferile cat living by the east approach
East tower viewed from the east approach at sunset
Upper East Side viewed from Wards Island Footbridge at sunset
East Side Drive
West approach switchback walkways at dark