The Spuyten Duyvil Bridge is a railroad swing bridge that spans the Spuyten Duyvil Creek between Manhattan and the Bronx, in New York City. The bridge is located at the northern tip of Manhattan where the Spuyten Duyvil Creek meets the Hudson River, approximately 1,000 feet (300 m) to the west of the Henry Hudson Bridge.
Circle Line boat passing through bridge, 2014
An aerial view showing the Henry Hudson Bridge (foreground) and the Spuyten Duyvil Bridge
Spuyten Duyvil Bridge from the Spuyten Duyvil Metro North station.
The Bronx end of the Spuyten Duyvil Bridge when the swing is open
Spuyten Duyvil Creek is a short tidal estuary in New York City connecting the Hudson River to the Harlem River Ship Canal and then on to the Harlem River. The confluence of the three water bodies separate the island of Manhattan from the Bronx and the rest of the mainland. Once a distinct, turbulent waterway between the Hudson and Harlem rivers, the creek has been subsumed by the modern ship canal.
The mouth of the Spuyten Duyvil Creek with the Henry Hudson Bridge (foreground) and the railroad's Spuyten Duyvil Bridge in the background
1842 view
What was a southern meander of Spuyten Duyvil Creek is now a bay in Inwood Park.
