South 4th and Wythe.

ARTIST: Joseph Essig
MEDIUM: Etching printed in color and finished by hand,
DATE: 2013
EDITION SIZE: Edition 50. Image size 8 7/8 x 9 7/8" (227 x 254 mm).
DESCRIPTION: Signed and titled in pencil.<BR><BR> South 4th Street and Wythe Avenue with a view of the Williamsburg Bridge in the background. The Williamsburg Bridge was the second suspension bridge built on the Lower East Side, connecting New York and Brooklyn. It was proposed in 1892, before the 1894 consolidation vote, and construction began on June 19, 1896, before the consolidation of the five boroughs of New York took effect on January 1, 1898. Construction of the Williamsburg Bridge was completed in 1903, with the suspension bridge being 7,308 feet, making it the longest in the world until 1924.<BR><BR> The bridge chief engineer was Leffert Buick, who was responsible for most of the bridge design and the placement of piers. Financial issues in New York City and Brooklyn delayed construction in 1902. Gustave Lindenthal took the office of the city’s bridge commissioner in 1902. He brought in architect Henry Hornbostel, and the bridge was completed within 20 months. The bridge currently has 8 roadway lanes, two sets of subway tracks, the J, M, and Z trains, and a pedestrian and bicycle path. It also had streetcar tracks until 1948.
ADDITIONAL INFO: Inscribed "12/50."
CONDITION: Very good condition.
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CATEGORIES: 20th-21st Century Subjects , New York City , Brooklyn

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