The High Bridge is New York City's oldest bridge, dating back to the 1870's. It is a footbridge that connects Manhattan's Washington Heights with The Bronx over the Harlem River.
The bridge was a link in the original, now obsolete, Croton Aqueduct system that brought water from Westchester to New York City. Fresh drinking water came through the system across the bridge where it was piped to Central Park's aqueduct and an aqueduct in Murray Hill that no longer exists.
The High Bridge is currently closed to the public. Access to the bridge is blocked by a large, razor wire covered barrier on both ends.
On an overcast day in April I set out to upper Manhattan to check out the Highbridge.
