Documenting the locations, historical background, and architectural context of infrastructure across our curated destinations.
High Bridge began as a crossing for Croton water in 1848. Its stone arches, later steel span, and restored promenade tell a story of essential infrastructure becoming public space.
The only commuter aerial tramway in North America when it opened in 1976, offering skyline perspectives between the Upper East Side and Roosevelt Island.
Passengers riding the 1 train northbound across 125th Street emerge from subterranean tunnels onto a dramatic parabolic steel viaduct spanning the Manhattan Valley fault line.