Built in the late 1840’s as a component of the Croton Aqueduct, the High Bridge is the city’s oldest span. Closed to pedestrians since the 1970’s, the bridge offers the opportunity to reconnect a number of vibrant neighborhoods and parks in Manhattan and the Bronx.

AFHny volunteers lead by Andrew Burdick worked with Partnerships for Parks, the Highbridge Coalition, and the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation to help draft a vision for Highbridge and the adjacent parks in Upper Manhattan and the Bronx.

Volunteers helped with efforts to raise approximately $60 million to have the historic bridge restored and re-opened, and assisted with a community design charrette to brainstorm ideas for the adaptive reuse of the aqueduct gatehouses.

With the visioning work largely complete, AFHny’s involvement with this phase of the Highbridge has ended, and this project is now closed.

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