Bridges- New York City
East River Crossings

This is the river of mighty bridges, The most famous of course is the Brooklyn.

Brooklyn Bridge
Type Suspension   Year Opened 1883 # of Decks 1   # of lanes/tracks 6 lanes Total Length 1595ft 6"   Main Span Length 3455ft, 6" Highway/RR     Misc Connects downtown Brooklyn with downtown Manhattan Toll None   Comments Probably the most famous of NY's Bridges. It is a classic!
View towards Manhattan (7/26/02)	Brooklyn tower (7/26/02)
Heading towards Manhattan. (5/15/03)	View from City Hall Park (5/20/03)
Manhattan Bridge
Type Suspension   Year Opened 1909 # of Decks 2   # of lanes/tracks 7 lanes, 4 tracks Total Length 6855 ft   Main Span Length 1470 ft Highway/RR No Highway #, NYC Subway   Misc Connects downtown Brooklyn with Chinatown Manhattan Toll None   Comments This bridge has been undergoing a major rebuilding. It has 4 subway tracks, although only 2 have been open for any given time for the past decade and will remain so for at least a couple of more years.
Brooklyn Tower, look carefully and you will see a subway crossing the lower level. (7/26/02)	View from the Manhattan Plaza which it clearly choked with traffic. (5/20/03)
View from the East River Drive. (5/15/03)
Williamsburg Bridge
Type Suspension   Year Opened 1903 # of Decks 1   # of lanes/tracks 8 lanes, 2 tracks Total Length 7308 ft   Main Span Length 1600 ft Highway/RR No Highway #, NYC Subway   Misc Connects Williamsburg, Brooklyn with the lower east side of Manhattan Toll None   Comments This bridge is often forgotten about as is it uptown from the famous downtown bridges. It has two subway tracks for the J/M/Z lines.
Manhattan tower, a subway can be seen on the bridge. (7/26/02)	View from the north. (7/26/02)
Queensboro Bridge
Type Cantilever   Year Opened 1909 # of Decks 1   # of lanes/tracks 10 Total Length 7449 ft   Main Span Length 1182 west, 984 east Highway/RR NY-25   Misc Connects Queens Plaza with mid-town Manhattan Toll None   Comments This a long bridge that goes over Roosevelt Island, but no exits for it. However at one time trolleys on the bridge did stop at stations with stairs down to the island.
View from the south. (7/26/02)	Manhattan Tower (7/26/02)
View from the north, the Roosevelt Island Tram towers a visible. (7/26/02)	View from the Manhattan Tramway station. (5/19/03)
Welfare Island Bridge
Type Lift   Year Opened 1955 # of Decks 1   # of lanes/tracks   Total Length 2877 ft   Main Span Length 418 ft Highway/RR No designation   Misc Connects Queens with Welfare, or now Roosevelt Island. Toll None   Comments
Sorry no photos
Triboro Bridge-East River
Type Suspension   Year Opened 1936 # of Decks 1   # of lanes/tracks 8 Total Length 1380 ft   Main Span Length 2780 ft Highway/RR I-278   Misc Connects Astoria Queens with Randalls Island Toll $3.50 all directions EZPass   Comments Part of a 3 bridge system connecting Queens, Manhattan and the Bronx. See the Harlem River Bridges for the other two.
View from the south (7/26/02)	Queens part of the Triboro Bridge system looking west from Queens. (10/29/04)
Hells Gate Bridge
Type Arch   Year Opened 1917 # of Decks 1   # of lanes/tracks 4 Total Length 17000 ft   Main Span Length 1017 ft Highway/RR Amtrak   Misc Goes from Queens to Ward's Island and onto the Bronx. Toll N/A   Comments Part of a 3 bridge system connecting Queens, Manhattan and the Bronx. See the Harlem River Bridges for the other two.
Hell's Gate is behind the Triboro Bridge. (7/26/02)
Bronx-Whitestone Bridge
Type Suspension   Year Opened April 1939 # of Decks 1   # of lanes/tracks 6 Total Length 7140 ft   Main Span Length 2300 ft Highway/RR     Misc   Toll $3.50 each way   Comments
Sorry no photos
Throgs Neck Bridge
Type Suspension   Year Opened Jan 1961 # of Decks 1   # of lanes/tracks 6 Total Length 13410 ft   Main Span Length 1800 ft Highway/RR     Misc   Toll $3.50 each way   Comments
Sorry no photos

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Last Updated: 08/11/09