Mystery Friday Foto #9 Solved; The Central Ave Bridge Being Built
Did you identify the Central Ave. Bridge being built?
- The structure being built
The Long Island Motor Parkway Central Avenue/Long Island Railroad Bridge in Central Park (Bethpage)
- Approximate date
Approximately August of 1908
- Location and orientation of the photographer
The photographer is just North of the bridge looking South-East
- Kudos; What was the opening at the left referred to as?
According to Al Velocci, as part of this transaction, the Motor Parkway agreed to build the "Stymus Farmway Underpass" connecting the east and west sections of the Stymus farm that was blocked by the bridge. Sometimes referred to as the "Stymus Driveway'.
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Congrats to Ron Ridolph, Joseph Oesterle, Steve Lucas, Brian Sansom, and David Miller for identifying the Central Ave. Bridge. Kudos to Steve Lucas and David Miller for identifying the Stymus Underpass.
Greg O.
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Overpass at Central Avenue in Bethpage
LIMP Bridge over Central Ave and the LIRR in Bethpage. Just north of dead man’s curve.
That’s the LIMP Parkway Bridge over the LIRR and Central Avenue in Central Park (Bethpage). Since both abutments appear to be complete and only awaiting the LIRR trestle, I’d say the date is around late August, 1908. I think we’re looking east or maybe slightly southeast. That tunnel-like structure was actually an underpass to allow William O. Stymus to travel between the eastern and western sections of his farm that had been bisected by the LIMP. So actually, the completed structure would become a “triple play” as a Parkway, Farmway, Railway bridge.
Central Ave. Bridge. Motor Parkway. Central Park N Y.
About. 1908
This is the Central ave/ LIRR bridge being built in Bethpage. We are looking east and the date is probably August 1908. The opening on the left is a farmway underpass. It was built so Stymus the property owner could maintain access to his land from Central ave.