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Bridges - Gowanus Canal Bridge - 9th Street (West).

Gowanus Canal Bridge: The West 9th Street bridge over the canal.

October 23, 1940

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The 9th Street Bridge, located just north of the Hamilton Avenue Bridge and under the Culver Viaduct, is a lift bridge. Formerly a bascule bridge, the current bridge underwent renovation and reopened in 1999; it has a lift span of 82 feet and a vertical clearance, when lifted, of 60 feet above the canal.

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