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Description: The High Bridge was built in 1848 as an aqueduct, and is the oldest bridge in New York City. Closed in the 1970s, the structure today enjoys a renaissance as a linear park, connecting the Bronx and Harlem.nnIn this clip, contemporary video is overlaid with vintage photography courtesy of the public domain collections of the New York Public Library, which are online at http://digitalcollections.nypl.org. The sectional diagram of the bridge is courtesy of the Library of Congress at www.loc.gov.nnA
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