Queensboro Bridge
The Queensboro Bridge is a cantilever bridge over the East River in New York City. The bridge is also named the 59th Street Bridge because its end in Manhattan is between 59th and 60th streets. It was finished in 1909. The Queensboro Bridge connects Midtown Manhattan with Long Island City in the borough of Queens. It goes over Roosevelt Island. The bridge is 7,449 feet (2,270 m) long. The bridge was renamed after New York City mayor Ed Koch in 2011. Its official name is now the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge.[3]
Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 40°45′25″N 73°57′18″W / 40.757°N 73.955°W |
| Carries | 9 lanes (4 upper, 5 lower) of  NY 25, and 1 lane for pedestrians/bicycles |
| Crosses | East River |
| Locale | New York City (Manhattan–Queens) |
| Other name(s) | Queensboro Bridge, 59th Street Bridge |
| Maintained by | New York City Department of Transportation |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Double-decked Cantilever bridge |
| Total length | 3,724 ft 6 in (1,135.2 m) |
| Width | 100 ft (30 m) |
| Longest span | 1,182 ft (360 m) (west span) 984 ft (300 m) (east span) 630 ft (192 m) (center span) |
| Clearance above | 12 ft (3.7 m) (upper level) |
| Clearance below | 130 ft (40 m) |
| History | |
| Architect | Henry Hornbostel |
| Designer | Gustav Lindenthal |
| Engineering design by | Leffert L. Buck |
| Opened | March 30, 1909 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 170,277 (2016)[1] |
| Toll | Free |
Queensboro Bridge | |
NYC Landmark
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| Location | 59th Street Manhattan, New York City |
| Built | 1909 |
| Architect | Gustav Lindenthal (designer) Henry Hornbostel (architect) |
| Architectural style | Beaux-Arts; through cantilever truss |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001879[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | December 20, 1978 |
| Designated NYCL | April 16, 1974 |
| Location | |
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To the north is a tramway that travels in the air. This tramway goes from Manhattan to Roosevelt Island.
From 1909 to 1917, the span of the bridge between Manhattan and Roosevelt Island was the longest cantilever span in North America.[4]
The bridge used to carry elevated trains. It now carries cars. Since 2000, people can walk across the bridge.[5]
The roadway that uses the bridge is numbered New York State Route 25.
References
change- ↑ "New York City Bridge Traffic Volumes" (PDF). New York City Department of Transportation. 2016. p. 9. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ Ed Koch Queensborough bridge: Span officially renamed in honor of former New York City mayor
- ↑ "Queensboro Bridge". ASCE Metropolitan Section. Archived from the original on 2012-01-04. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
- ↑ "Queensboro Bridge Rehabilitation Program". New York City Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on 2010-05-29. Retrieved 2010-03-13.
Other websites
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Media related to Queensboro Bridge at Wikimedia Commons- Queensboro Bridge at New York City Department of Transportation
