Enjoyed our bike ride on Manhattan Bridge. We do Three bridges and ride around the city. The view is spectacular. The River on one side, trains and road traffic on the other. It is not as crowded as the Brooklyn bridge and has a good view.

Absolutely iconic. No point in going just to the Manhattan Bridge. Do Manhattan and Brooklyn Bridge both. Photograph both from the other. You can get them in full too. Walk on either is tantalizingly exciting. Its alot like walking through Hollywood history. The constant rumble of cars going past beneath is very, very exciting. OH and BTW, the cars are going between Manhattan and Brooklyn. What a coincidence. And if youre lucky, you have a subway train go by too!

One of the major tourist attractions in NYC. The bridge was the last of the three suspension spans built across the lower East River, following the Brooklyn and Williamsburg Bridges. In the earliest plans it was to have been called Bridge No. 3, but was given the name Manhattan Bridge in 1902. When the name was confirmed in 1904, The New York Times criticized it as meaningless, lobbied for one after Brooklyns Wallabout Bay, and railed that the span would have geographical and historical significance if it were known as the Wallabout Bridge. In 1905, the Times renewed its campaign, stating, All bridges across the East River are Manhattan bridges. When there was only one, it was well enough to call it the Brooklyn Bridge, or the East River Bridge.

One of the popular tourist attraction in New York! Great place to visit and take a photos of wonderful Manhattan Bridge! There are cafes around the corner where you can still see the beautiful bridge while having a meal or drinking a cup of tea. You should visit this place and have a look of the bridge!

I had this in my checklist while traveling NY, because of the many interviews of Woody Allen. We booked some weekend long pass which gave us free trips on this bridge and the other ones after sunset. There is entrance of this bridge with Greek sculpture. Came here once again in daylight, on a bicycle. I saw an artist painting a powder-landscape of it from the Brooklyn side.

My favorite part of this bridge is that they have lights and they come on at night so cool

Alright have I got you convinced yet? Now the important part, how exactly do you get here? The bridge is mostly a car bridge, but on one side (facing downtown) youll find the pedestrian path and on the other side (facing Queens) youll find the bike path. From Manhattan walk to the intersection of Bowery and Canal streets and look for stairs to enter. From Brooklyn, look for Sands and Jay street - and the stairs to enter.

Take a Nice walk across the bridge. Especially when sun goes down your able to see all the city lights. It is a nice view

I wouldnt walk on it cause its very very noisy because of the trains but its great for cycling. Also nice to look at

Excellent day to take a photo in difficult times. Beautiful sunsets over the Manhattan bridge.

Astounding views of downtown and of the Brooklyn bridge. Such a nice walk

One of Brooklyn finest places to visit. if u visit New York don’t forget to set Brooklyn Bridge on ur bucket list. If u go in the evening with a sunset it wil be more stunning.

It will be hard to go back to running on treadmills and suburban roads after going on a run across the bridge and back on a beautiful sunny morning. Breathtaking view of the city and the river. Just as gorgeous at night.

Growing up in the area I remember it as a dark place with no activities. Now it is alive and a great location to relax and take in the urban nature.

Im pretty sure everyone knows about the two popular photos i took below. Even though youve seen these pictures everywhere, nothing beats actually seeing these views in person. There is a reason they are so popular. The views are amazing.

Always stunning goin to the 2bridges! Grateful ican walk there

Beautiful view, especially during sunset.

Felt like ending it here, i was so close to the edge. but thankfully someone had a talk with me and changed my whole life, amazing people.

Good place to walk, very beautiful picture . This place is great.

Under the bridge had nice seating but the water smelled a bit

A very touristy place to be. Everyone was busy clicking pictures for Instagram. It also has a nice riverfront from where you can sit and relax and enjoy the views of the Manhattan skyline!!

This is my favorite bridge in NYC. Everyone loves the Brooklyn Bridge but the Manhattan Bridge has much better photo opportunities.

The Manhattan Bridge is one of three gorgeous bridges that connect Manhattan to Brooklyn. Specifically it connects Canal Street in the Chinatown section of Manhattan to the downtown section of Brooklyn, but there’s so much more that you may not know.The official color of Manhattan is “Manhattan Bridge Blue” named for the color of the bridge, which was originally grey.2. It was built following the success of the Brooklyn Bridge which created so much growth for Brooklyn that another bridge became a necessity.3. When the bridge first open it was adorned with statues of two women: one symbolizing Manhattan and the other Brooklyn. Miss Brooklyn and Miss Manhattan were designed by Daniel Chester French, the artist behind the Lincoln Memorial’s Abe Lincoln. The statues were there for fifty years before being moved to the Brooklyn Art Museum.  The bridge now has replicas in place of the originals.4. You’ve seen the Manhattan Bridge in movies like “I Am Legend” with Will Smith, “The Lonely Guy” starring Steve Martin and “Once Upon A Time In America” with Robert De Niro and James Woods.5. The bridge first opened to traffic on December 31, 1909.6. Originally the Manhattan Bridge was going to be called “Bridge No. 3” because she was the third bridge built across the East River. The New York Times criticized that name calling it “meaningless”. What are the other two bridges? The Brooklyn Bridge and the Williamsburg Bridge.The Manhattan Bridge is the star of the famous painting by American artist Edward Hopper, “Manhattan Bridge Loop”, painted in 1928.

They redoing it make it safer to cross by putting fences so it hard to go into the water a boat time and I saw them repainting it.

From a tourist standpoint, an excellent alternative to Brooklyn Bridge. If you have already walked across that bridge, Manhattan Bridge will offer less crowds and stunning views of Lower Manhattan which will include Brooklyn Bridge. You will exit out to the civic area with an easy walk to DUMBO. Be aware that the subway does cross the bridge, which is loud.

Challenged myself to walk from start to end of the Brooklyn-Manhattan Bridge... and oh boy! Was it an experience

Better views are from Brooklyns bridge. However once walking from Manhattans bridge the Metro tracks are beside the walking path.

Beautiful place to take pictures with the bridge in the background.

Its a nice bridge, what is there to hate about it. The constant construction to improve the quality of the bridge is fantastic.

Absolutely fantastic view and the ride over this bridge is super easy and comfortable.

Love walking this bridge. Especially at night.. beautiful view of the city

Has a very good biking path

Such beautiful views of Manhattan can be seen from many points of this bridge.The best viewpoints are the holes in the fence along this bridge and I love it!

One of the beautiful bridges in The Earth. The bridge is huge , has both walking side and a side for bikes. If you ever go there, have a walk under the bridge in the DUMBO area. Its beautiful. They place is very nice and relaxing.

Favorite bridge in New York! Often loud when trains pass by but this bridge has almost no tourist (unlike the crowded Brooklyn bridge). Has a good view of Brooklyn bridge and downtown Manhattan

In April 1986, workers temporarily closed the Manhattan-bound roadway on the upper level in order to repair the deck there.[44] The north-side subway tracks, underneath the Manhattan-bound roadway, were also closed during this time.[45] In December 1987, inspectors also shut one lane of the lower level due to a crack in the deck.[46] The New York City Department of Transportation published a list of 17 structurally deficient bridges in the city. Among them was the Manhattan Bridge, which needed $166 million in repairs to fix cable anchors and torsion of steel members as subways cross.[47] Repairs on the northern side of the Manhattan Bridge were complete by the end of 1988,[43] and the subway tracks on the north side were reopened. Simultaneous with the reopening of the north side, the south-side tracks were closed.[48] In 1991, trucks were banned from the lower level because they were too heavy for the decaying bridge.[49]Major repair work on the southern side began in 1992.[43] The Yonkers Construction Company was awarded a $97.8 million contract for the repair project in August 1992.[50] City Comptroller Elizabeth Holtzman originally denied the contract to the company because of concerns about corruption,[51] but she was overridden by Mayor David Dinkins, who wanted to complete repairs quickly.[50] At the same time, the NYCDOT increased the frequency of maintenance inspections for the bridge, after inspectors found holes in beams that had been deemed structurally sound during previous inspections.[52] The Brooklyn-bound roadway on the upper level was closed from 1993 to 1996 so that side of the bridge could be repaired.[53] The bridge repairs were repeatedly delayed as the renovation process uncovered more serious structural problems underlying the bridge. The original plans had been to complete the renovations by 1995 for $150 million, but by 1996, the renovation was slated to be complete in 2003 at a cost of $452 million.[41] By 2001, it was estimated that the total cost of the renovations had reached half a billion dollars, including $260 million for the south side and another $175 million for the north side. At the time, the NYCDOT had set a January 2004 deadline for the renovation.[54]The original pedestrian walkway on the south side of the bridge was reopened after forty years in June 2001.[55] It was shared with bicycles until late summer 2004, when a dedicated bicycle path was opened on the north side of the bridge. The northern bridge bike path is notable for poor signage that leads to cyclist and pedestrian conflicts.[56] By the time work on the bridge was completed in 2004, the final cost of the renovation totaled $800 million.[23]To celebrate the bridges centennial anniversary, a series of events and exhibits were organized by the New York City Bridge Centennial Commission in October 2009. These included a ceremonial parade across the Manhattan Bridge on the morning of October 4 and a fireworks display in the evening.[57] In 2009, the bridge was designated as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers.[

A unique experience to get up close to iron construction.

Beautiful view. Sunny day and an opportunity for sight seeing.

The good old Manhattan Bridge to get over to downtown Manhattan area, either by train, car, bus, biking or walking. When your across, your at China Town and walking distance to Little Italy areas. As soon as your over, theres a few shopping and eating businesses on both sides of the bridge. For the rush hour time, get ready to wait in traffic. The bridge did get a make over years ago but if you ask me, theres still a lot of work to be done.

Way less crowded than the Brooklyn Bridge,and offers excellent views of Chinatown,the East River,and Lower Manhattan.The bridge goes over the FDR highway,which is a nice view.See some authentic 70s-80s style New York graffiti on the Chinatown buildings and some on the bridge itself.Subway trains run almost constantly over the bridge causing plenty of noise and shaking,making it exciting.hope you dont meet up with the guy who had his large dog not on a leash on the bridge.I thought it was a stray,and I was kind of scared when it ran towards me barking threateningly.The owner called it back to him,but then it ran at me a second time.Both times I thought I was about to have a chunk of flesh taken off my leg! Other than that it was great!

This is one of my favorite places in New York City. The city has a lot to offer that in one day you can’t explore everything. I love the view that has this bridge. This bridge has a beautiful looking when you stand between Washington St & Water St. This is like part of Dumbo. You have to come here!!!

Best viewpoint!!

“great piece of architecture...amazing view from Fulton landing” -did not get a chance to cross by walk. but it has an awesome view from Fulton landing. good place for pre-wed photos too. one can have a peaceful evening by sitting here on the bench and glancing the beauty of this bridge... (check my photos for more)

I went on trip to New York city with my wife. We purchased pass for hop on hop off bus, which was actually more hassle. But we enjoy breathtaking view of manhattan bridge from bus at nighttime and it was best moment of our trip. Skyline at nighttime is something different and totally unique experience.I would highly recommend anyone visiting new york city to experience it at nighttime and capture that moment. It was one of best trip and we will definitely do it again in near future for sure.

Beautiful place to jog, run, or walk through. You can see the Brooklyn bridge when on the pedestrian walkway!

Not recommend to walk through the bridge at night.

Great bridge for a walk and a view of Manhattan and Brooklyn. It takes about 30 min to walk across. South side is good for taking awesome pictures of lower Manhattan and Brooklyn Heights/Dumbo especially at sunset. It always presents an awesome view of Brooklyn bridge for photography. Definitely a must see while in New York City

Its a very nice place to visit the view is great

Great for photos, less crowded than Brooklyn bridge sometimes its a nice feeling if you happen to be alone there for a couple of minutes!

Superb very nice view of city

Great views of Brooklyn bridge and Manhattan downtown. Less crowded than Brooklyn bridge. Definitely great evening walk.

Excellent composure of architecture along with magnificent views. Cool breeze makes you feel more relaxed and calm. Lovely place to spend some quality time.

This iconic shot of the Manhattan Bridge is on Washington St & Water St on the Brooklyn side in DUMBO (west of the bridge). The money shot is getting the Empire State building across the water to be in the middle of arch on the bridge.It gets busy with people taking pics, so get their early if you are wanting a street shot that is clear. And remember, that it is still a street, so out of the way of the occasional car that needs to pass!

Nice enjoying it.

It’s well worth a walk after a meal in Chinatown. It’s noisy from the trains but the views are spectacular... then I walked back over Brooklyn Bridge

Where else than to get a good view of Manhattan than the Manhattan bridge? Must see for tourist and a good place to begin your NY adventure. I would recommend getting a walk across the bridge, maybe a subway ride, and catch one of those open top tourist buses after sunset, perfect!!

The best point of view to see the magic Brooklyn Bridge and every magic point around!

Beautiful walk along the manhattan bridge with views of the Brooklyn bridge and downtown manhattan Wall Street area.

Nice place to bike to downtown

Just convenient place to go across the river. View is beautiful but fense is ugly.

Beautiful bridge beautiful view great place to take your significant other for stroll. The neighborhood is very up-and-coming and you can have a nice sense of history when you visit this area. No rest rooms in the area.

I commute on this bridge twice a day... Its perfect for getting me to work and back home.

One of the most famous places to check in.

I love this bridge too. Taking a walk on this bridge is priceless. If you visit New York, you will have blisters on your feet from too much walking in this gorgeous city. And definitely this bridge is one of the milestones.

Today it took 50 min. to cross at 1:30 pm, thanks mta management...

Better than Brooklyn Bridge in the evening!!!

The Manhattan Bridge was built in 1909 but still looks classy and eye catching 110 years later!

Saw a guy drop a box of potato and started going off

Fun place to walk around.

One of the most beautiful place

This bridge is a beautiful site to see.

Always love the smell of the sea

Did some bad things in the car over the bridge doing 65mph

Excellent view !!! Try to get of high st. Brooklyn station and walk it off. Hope the weather isn’t as hot as it was for us today.

I like this bridge. Like a steel brother of Brooklyn one.

I came across this spot by chance- it’s right between Brooklyn bridge and manhattan bridge with this great view! Very recommended to all photography fans and those who want to explore more places in the Brooklyn neighbourhood. I loved the quite dramatic appearance of the bridge in front of me!

Impressive bridge and great view towards Manhattan area and Brooklyn Bridge.Moreover, you have to be patient as trains make very loud noise.

Amaizing view of Manhatan

Must to walk through, it is not quite with subway and car traffic, but not crowded, and nice view on Brooklyn and South Manathan.

My favourite bridge linking to Manhattan. This 108 year old (2018) suspension bridge is a forerunner of modern suspension bridges and a great example of superstructure engineering in the early 1900’s and is rightfully listed as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark.

The Manhattan Bridge is the under-loved brother of the Brooklyn. This blueish structure is also iconic gracing the beautiful views of DUMBO (and lower Manhattan) and is responsible for coining this Brooklyn neighborhood for the space underneath. It has been used as a backdrop in films like Spider-Man and editorial shots in GQ. Visit on a Thursday night in the summer for live music under the bridge or stroll across it to China Town and take in the vibes.

Great area and shops.

Amazing views of Lower Manhattan and DUMBO Brooklyn.

We walked the Manhattan Bridge to Brooklyn and then Brooklyn Bridge back to Manhattan. The Manhattan Bridge can be scary for those afraid of heights and the ground you walk on shaking. The metro is passing by on the left and the water is far below you on your right. If youre afraid of heights then there is nothing to worry about walking the Brooklyn Bridge. You walk in the center of the bridge on a secure wood path that has a walking lane and bike lane. The views you get of Manhattan are amazing and the experience is well worth the walk.

Totally worth it for some fun shots of the city. Great for tourist to walk from manhattan to Brooklyn vice a versa. It’s deff hectic with runners walkers and bikers so some caution for elderly and you g small children. But still a fun FREE thing to do in nyc

Perfect stroll on a sunny day. Not to many people and what a view!! Perfect view of the Brooklyn bridge and the Manhattan skyline, loved it. Would recommend taking your time to walk across this underrated bridge

Decided to walk to BAM and Google maps told me itd be 18 minutes faster than taking the Brooklyn bridge. Wasnt excited to walk over this bridge because of the train (and its pretty loud) but the view of the Manhattan skyline and of the Brooklyn bridge was amazing. So glad I told the fast path.Its not as crowded, probably because of the 30° temp with decent wind, but youd still see dedicated joggers.

I think its better than Brooklyn bridge, because its quiet and not so busy at the bridge

I so love American bridges and Manhattan is interesting when you move from Brooklyn to New Jersey.

Great bridge to walk across for a view of Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge

Has a great view of Brooklyn Bridge but as others mention - walking alongside the train it is incredibly loud. If that doesnt bother you or you (like me) are determined to get some photos of the neighboring historic bridge just go for it ! And take the journey back to Manhattan via the Brooklyn Bridge.

A beautiful wonderful experience I love the little artwork on the way up I love The View and happy to say that I walked across the bridge

Better views of the city than the Brooklyn bridge in my opinion, and also less crowds too.

Best view form Dumbo. Also visit Emerald Gem Exchange at 145 Front street for all your gems. Also listed in 10 Ten Things to do in Dumbo.

Beautiful and fast bike ride, but the bumps in the concrete suck. You could argue that it’s better than all the tourists you want to run over on the brooklyn bridge but I actually enjoy those happy people who are still in awe of these feats of architecture.

Not as nice a walking bridge as the Brooklyn Bridge, but you also wont get pushed or run over as easily with tourists looking around instead of where theyre going. Good views from the bridge, but the chain-link fence is overbearing and also obstructs your view somewhat.

Go at sunset. You wont be disappointed

Another iconic and very famous bridge of New York City. Breathtaking!

Nice place but not interesting for tourist

Nice walk across the East River. Waaaaay less crowded than the Brooklyn Bridge. Great views of the city - incl the Bklyn Bridge :-)