With an average daily traffic volume of 300,000 vehicles, the Alexander Hamilton Bridge is located at the intersection of I-95 and I-87, the main highways in the eastern part of the United States. It spans the Harlem River, connects Manhattan and the Bronx, and has greatly relieved local traffic pressure.

In addition, the project has won several awards. In 2013, it won Construction Achievement Project of the Year Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers(ASCE), ranked No. 3 on the 2013 Top 10 Bridges Award list released by the Roads & Bridges magazine and named the Best of The Best Project in the Highways & Bridges category in 2014 by the Engineering News Record (ENR) and was also successfully featured on ENR. In 2014, the project was awarded 2015 Tien-Yow Jeme Civil Engineering Prize, becoming the first overseas project to win the award since its establishment.