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Manhattan Bridge Is the ‘Rodney Dangerfield’ of New York’s Great Spans

A burning garbage truck on the span this summer.

On the eve of the 100th anniversary of the first official crossing of the Manhattan Bridge, New York's paper of record looks back on its troubled history, and dubs it the "Rodney Dangerfield of the city’s bridges." Way harsh, Times. [NYT]

Photo: Justin Dinofrio.
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