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However, any boat requiring more than 5 ft of clearance will require the Spuyten Duyvil Bridge to swing open. All other movable bridges on the Harlem River provide at least 24 ft of clearance while closed, so boats and ships requiring between 5 and 24 ft of clearance need only have one bridge swing open. These bridges replaced fixed bridges or lower bridges in the late 19th century to improve navigation. High Bridge was erected between 1837

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