6. Stone Street Bridge

In Lower Manhattan, the historic Stone Street remains reminiscent of its 17th century roots. Today, it’s home to a variety of restaurants, pubs and pizzerias, but prior to that, it was also the site of a bridge, which David T. Valentine points out again in his book:

In 1671, an ordinance was passed to improve the graftin the following manner: From the shore of the river upward to the bridge at Stone street, to be repaired, of the same width and in the same manner as before.

Read more about the history of Stone Street here.