The worker was painting on the bridge when he fell from an overpass and landed on the inner roadway just before 2 p.m.
Police have not identified the victim, but say he is in his 40s.
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He was pronounced dead at the scene.
All lower-level lanes on the Manhattan Bridge were temporarily closed while police investigated.
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