Sat, June 14th, 2025
11:00am — 11:30am
11:45am — 12:15pm
12:30pm — 1:00pm
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.
$10 General Admission
Community ticket requests for this event have closed. Community tickets were available for New York City residents who are SNAP or WIC recipients or public housing residents, students and teachers at New York City schools, and nonprofit professionals working in the environmental sector and/or serving low-income communities in New York City.
The interior of the Gate House is not wheelchair accessible. From Highbridge Park in Manhattan, the Gate House is reached by a long set of stairs.
No large bags or items are permitted inside the Gate House.
Guests must be 18 or older and must sign a liability waiver.
Highbridge Park
Amsterdam Avenue & 174th Street
Manhattan