Talk:High Bridge (New York City)
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I do not wish to vandalize this page. The High Bridge was not closed in 1970 -- as the urban myth states -- but in 1960. I have a document obtained from the Municipal Archive of New York City that will verify this. As far as I can tell, a rock thrown onto the Circle Line -- according to some stories killed a tourist -- also appears to be an urban myth. The story, verified by a 1958 New York times Article entitled "Boys Stone Boat From Bridge," is that youths threw sticks and rocks onto the boat from the bridge, injuring four people, killing none. A New York times reporter in 1968 followed the Old Croton Aqueduct Trail and found the High Bridge closed. For more info, contact me at sswusfc@yahoo.com. 24.44.154.229 03:51, 14 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] NYT Article 5/20/07
The article in the real estate section of 5/20/07 (New York Times, p.9) indicates that the bridge closed in the early 1970s. Either this perpetuates the myth or the bridge may have been closed to pedestrian traffic prior to closing to automobiles. Drgitlow 17:09, 27 May 2007 (UTC)
Automobiles? Uh, it NEVER had such service. Date aside, it was closed for pedestrian traffic because some locals used the bridge to throw stuff onto the traffic. Period.
Automobiles? LOL. 67.87.92.56 (talk) 00:44, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
