Carroll Street Bridge
DESIGNATED LANDMARK
NEW YORK CITY
THE CARROLL STREET BRIDGE OVER THE GOWANUS CANAL, BUILT IN 1888-89, IS ONE OF THE OLDEST BRIDGES IN NEW YORK CITY AND THE OLDEST KNOWN EXTANT AMERICAN BRIDGE OF THE RETRACTABLE TYPE. THIS RARE AND UNUSUAL MOVABLE BRIDGE FUNCTIONS BY ROLLING BACK HORIZONTALLY ON WHEELS SET ON STEEL RAILS, THUS PROVIDING CLEAR PASSAGE THROUGH THE CANAL CHANNEL. THE CARROLL STREET BRIDGE WAS DESIGNED BY ENGINEERS OF THE BROOKLYN DEPARTMENT OF CITY WORKS. THE SUPERSTRUCTURE WAS CONSTRUCTED BY THE NEW JERSEY STEEL & IRON COMPANY, A SUBSIDIARY OF THE PROMINENT FIRM OF COOPER, HEWITT & COMPANY.
NEW YORK LANDMARKS PRESERVATION FOUNDATION
1989