Source unknown. From Edward B Watson, editor, New York Then and Now, New York: Dover Publications, 1976.
The new Brooklyn entrance--the traffic in the backgound is Manhattan-bound traffic about to enter the bridge.
South 5th Street is a one-way going east. The oncoming cars in the photo are at the intersection of Driggs & South 5th Street, one block west.
The new Brooklyn ramp is wide and well marked, but the markings tell west-bound cyclists and east-bound peds to both use the north side of the path!
Another view, this time looking down from the top.
Moving toward the center of the bridge.
Center section, looking west. The pink-painted south path is just visible on the left. Between them are the subway tracks.
You can cross between the paths at center span. No Bikes! This is your first chance to cross to the other path when crossing from Brooklyn to Manhattan.
The Manhattan-side split. Note "No Bikes" sign on south path and bollards.
Looking down at the old path on the south side, well below the new path.
Manhattan ramp, looking down toward Delancy. Its a long ramp.
The Manhattan entrance is just a ghost of the what used to be there. See below.
Work crews were busy installing new traffic lights. The entrance is on a traffic island right in the middle of Delancy Street.
For a description of all the various things in the above photo, go to Joseph Brennan excellent Williamsburg Bridge Railway Terminal page.
By 1992, the structure had fallen on hard times. (photo by Daniel Convissor)
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