Urban legend has it that The High Bridge was closed after someone was killed after passing beneath it on the Circle Line. Thirteen's City Concealed series just visited the High Bridge, which officially—and mysteriously—closed in the early 1970s. They begin their video discussing this legend, saying there is truth to it, as there were reports of people throwing things off the bridge and injuring passengers of the Circle Line, dating back to the '50s. Check out the High Bridge's history, present, and future ($60 million is going towards the renovation of the park's pedestrian connector between Manhattan and the Bronx) in the video below:
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