Celebrate the 175th Anniversary of the High Bridge With Free Tours of the Water Tower and More

The landmarked High Bridge turns 175 this June.

It's the iconic High Bridge's 175th birthday—and you're invited.

The NYC Parks department is celebrating the city's oldest standing bridge—built in 1848 to bring clean water to the city and today a breathtaking pedestrian and bike path connecting Manhattan and the Bronx—with a public party on Tuesday, June 6 from 10am to noon.

The event promises to help you "travel back in time" with free tours of the Manhattan Gatehouse and the 200-foot-tall Water Tower, which was fully renovated a few years back.

There'll also be music courtesy of the Highbridge Voices.

If you're coming from Manhattan, enter Highbridge Park at W 172nd Street and Amsterdam Avenue in Washington Heights, then take the High Bridge Water Tower Terrace staircase down to the bridge; if you're coming from the Bronx, enter at University Avenue and 170th Street in Highbridge.

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