In celebration of the 177th anniversary of the High Bridge, the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is opening a key element of the former Croton Water Works: the High Bridge Gate House.
This is a rare opportunity to peer into the infrastructure that delivered our city’s first reliable supply of clean drinking water in 1842. Built to carry the Croton Aqueduct across the Harlem River, for over 40 years the High Bridge was the only way for this desperately needed water to reach the island of Manhattan. From inside the Gate House, located at the Manhattan end of High Bridge, see where water flowed on its journey to the city. DEP Archivist Samar Qandil will provide a brief history of the Croton Water Works.