By Johna Till Johnson
Photos by Vladimir Brezina and Johna Till Johnson
Barge approaching Hell Gate Bridge
It’s hard to believe the Hell Gate Bridge is almost 100 years old.
98, to be exact: The bridge first opened on September 30, 1916. I’ve written about my love for the Hell Gate three years ago, in my birthday greetings to the Bayonne Bridge.
But it’s worth summarizing again why I feel so strongly about the Hell Gate. As I wrote then:
I love bridges. I’m not entirely sure why. Partly it’s the look of them: They seem almost alive, taking off in a leap of concrete, stone, or steel, somehow infinitely optimistic and everlastingly hopeful. Partly it’s their function: Bringing things together, connecting people and places that were previously divided. And of course, bridges often cross moving water—another of my favorite things.
But though I love them all, some bridges in…
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