The High Bridge — Attraction in New York

It indeed was and is NYC’s original High Line—with better views.

Once reopened, residents began congregating on either side of the bridge in the Manhattan neighborhood of Washington Heights and Highbridge in The Bronx.

The bridge reopened after being closed and left to decay for 45 years.

Bee Bee Jay, a resident of Highbridge for over 30 years said, “I couldn’t be happier, this is something I’ve been waiting for so long.”

It was the sentiment echoed by many residents.

At one point, Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr mentioned how The High Bridge would not only connect communities and neighborhoods but also families.

The opening of this landmark, the oldest standing bridge in New York City, older than the Brooklyn Bridge, the bridge that brought life into Manhattan and helped New York City with its explosive growth that eventually led to The Bronx being absorbed into its fold along with the other boroughs, is really a historic moment for all.

It is a victory on how community can band together and demand better and get it.

Many of us look forward to taking long walks along the promenade and enjoying the beautiful breezes almost 100 feet above the river but most of all we see this as a catalyst for expanding our greenways...

I love this bridge. It's one of the most underrated bridges, and is also the oldest bridge in NYC. Since this bridge is located in the Bronx and Upper Manhattan, it gets totally overshadowed by the bridges in lower Manhattan/Queens/Brooklyn. It's also the ONLY entirely pedestrian bridge in NYC. The views are great and being right over the Hudson you can get much better views and be able to roam around much better than other bridges.

The only downside is that it does open and close but it's probably for the better since this bridge isn't located in the best area of the Bronx and Upper Manhattan.

Also, if you want more of an exercise, I HIGHLY recommend taking those super steep steps at Highbridge Park on tbr Manhattan side. Your lungs and legs will thank and hate you!

Overall, this bridge is a wonderful bridge, the oldest bridge in NYC, with great history. If you're someone who loves to walk bridges, I highly recommend making the trip up north to the Bronx-Upper Manhattan to cross this bridge. It's...

Did Highbridge used to be a connected to all the way the water source to the Bronx and then connected to Manhattan because I hadn't had the worst time ever in a fire history so they built this bridge and the build a sidewalk for the past to the present but it was very still go into the future that many people that lives in life but however now it is restored and it's safe now everyone going to be enjoy it to walk and relax but it would not go to be no electric scooter what are those chairs and one of those scooters with the motor and the chairs no way because that is not peaceful right there it just like rubbish because...