The City Island Bridge is a fixed bridge in the Bronx, New York City, connecting City Island and the mainland. Originally constructed as a turntable bridge crossing the Harlem River, it was moved to City Island in 1901 to replace an existing wooden bridge. The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of New York City in the United States. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... City Island is a small island approximately 1. ... The continental United States refers (except sometimes in U.S. federal law and regulations) to the largest part of the U.S. that is delimited by a continuous border. ... A swing bridge is a bridge that has its primary structural support at or near to its center, about which it can then pivot horizontally. ... The Harlem River, shown in red, between the Bronx and Manhattan in New York City The Harlem River is a tidal strait in New York City, USA that flows 8 miles between the East River and the Hudson River, separating the borough of Manhattan from the Bronx. ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

The bridge is scheduled for demolition and is to be replaced by a cable stayed bridge scheduled for completion in 2010. Sunshine Skyway, Tampa Bay, Florida Millau viaduct in France A cable_stayed bridge is a bridge that consists of one or more pillars, with cables supporting the roadbed. ... 2010 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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