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Overview

Opened: 3/16/1906

Two tracks and two side platforms. The main portion of the station is a large archway over the two tracks. Extensions at the north end are clearly evident with their heavy columns and low ceilings. There are three crossover bridges, with only the northernmost one in active use. This station has several different styles of mosaic tablets reading "181st Street-George Washington Bridge". Closed-off stairs at the south ends of the platforms lead up to an unknown location.

An interesting discovery was made on the northbound platform: old two-story elevators are behind a floor-to-ceiling wooden arched gate. These manually operated elevators appear to be the very first elevators in the station.

At fare control level there is a pleasant impromptu "strip mall" of subway merchants outside the fare control before the stairs to the street.

Photo Gallery

Image 134 (208k, 1044x788) Photo by: David Pirmann Location: 181st Street	Image 135 (179k, 1044x788) Photo by: David Pirmann Location: 181st Street	Image 136 (183k, 1044x788) Photo by: David Pirmann Location: 181st Street	Image 140 (72k, 640x480) Photo by: Peggy Darlington Location: 181st Street	Image 6121 (120k, 1044x788) Photo by: David Pirmann Location: 181st Street
Image 7897 (128k, 1024x809) Photo by: David Sagarin/Historic American Engineering Record Collection of: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division Location: 181st Street	Image 8041 (190k, 1024x682) Photo by: Joe Testagrose Location: 181st Street	Image 34353 (324k, 1044x701) Photo by: David Pirmann Location: 181st Street	Image 34358 (303k, 1044x701) Photo by: David Pirmann Location: 181st Street	Image 40128 (169k, 1044x788) Photo by: Brian Weinberg Location: 181st Street
Image 69332 (231k, 1024x689) Photo by: Eric Oszustowicz Collection of: Joe Testagrose Location: 181st Street	Image 77375 (209k, 1044x712) Photo by: David M. Kelly Location: 181st Street	Image 84139 (220k, 864x574) Photo by: Peter Ehrlich Location: 181st Street	Image 107632 (85k, 1024x683) Photo by: Robbie Rosenfeld Location: 181st Street	Image 128166 (183k, 1024x682) Photo by: Eric Oszustowicz Collection of: Joe Testagrose Location: 181st Street

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