NYC 'High Line' Inspires Idea For Pelham RR Bridge

PELHAM, N.Y. -- Deputy Mayor Susan Mutti drew inspiration recently from attending a book singing of the creators of High Line Park in Manhattan for a similar greenway in Pelham, according to lohud.com.

New York City's High Line Park is an inspiration for this railroad bridge in Pelham.
Photo Credit: *Friends of Highbrook Highline on Facebook*

Donna Christopher

10/19/2016 4:00 p.m.

A sensible spot would be a railroad bridge over Highbrook Avenue that was built in 1911 and not used since 1942, said the report.

The bridge comprises 1.93 acres of Pelham-owned land, from the old "New York, Westchester and Boston Railway," amounting to 22 percent of open space land in the village, a section Mutti wants to turn into a park, said lohud.

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