Manhasset Viaduct

Standing at a height of above Manhasset Bay and measuring in length, the Manhasset Viaduct is the highest bridge on the entire LIRR network. The viaduct uses a steel stringer bridge design and is one of two King Bridge Company-built railway viaducts still in operation as of 2025 – the other being the Short Line Viaduct near Cleveland, Ohio. The Manhasset Viaduct is a critical component of the infrastructure on the LIRR's Port Washington Branch. Its construction enabled the railroad line to traverse the Manhasset Valley and Manhasset Bay: due to the surrounding area's geographical and topographical characteristics, the LIRR could not extend the line into Manhasset and Port Washington – both communities being located across the valley, on the Cow Neck Peninsula – without it building a viaduct over it and the bay. The viaduct also passes over two major roads – one on each end: East Shore Road (at its west end) and Bayview Avenue (at its east end). == History ==

The Manhasset Viaduct was completed in 1898, and opened on June 23 of that year, as part of the Port Washington Branch's extension from Great Neck to Port Washington. It was erected by the Cincinnati, Ohio-based King Bridge Company, as well as the Carnegie Steel Company, and was constructed using Carnegie Steel. Historical integrity The Manhasset Viaduct is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, due to its historical and architectural significance and ties to the Carnegie Steel Company. == In popular culture ==

The Manhasset Viaduct was featured in the 1914 serial, The Perils of Pauline. == See also ==