Highbridge Historic Structure Report
New York, NY
Constructed between 1839 and 1848, the Highbridge was built as part of the Croton Aqueduct system, which carried water from Westchester to New York City. The Bridge is an individual NYC landmark, listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places, and included in the Croton Aqueduct National Historic Landmark. Closed to the public since 1960, the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation (NYC Parks) and the NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) undertook a project to rehabilitate the Highbridge as a pedestrian walkway and bicycle pathway.
Li/Saltzman Architects served as the lead preparer of a Historic Structure Report (HSR) for the Highbridge, in collaboration with TranSystems and MKW + Associates. The HSR meticulously documented the construction history of the Bridge, based on extensive archival research. In addition to assessing the Bridge's history, a multi-disciplinary team of engineers, landscape architects, archaeologists, and materials specialists, evaluated the Bridge's architecture, structure, landscape, archaeology, code, safety, accessibility and systems. The HSR also included treatment and use recommendations in accordance with The Secretary of the Interiors' Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.
Designation: National Register of Historic Places, New York State Register of Historic Places, Croton Aqueduct National Historic Landmark, NYC Individual Landmark
Awards: Municipal Arts Society MASterworks Award for Best Neighborhood Catalyst for the High Bridge (2016), New York Landmarks Conservancy Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award for the High Bridge (2015)
