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]
| Other name(s) | Queensboro Bridge, 59th Street Bridge |
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| Characteristics | |
| Design | Double-decked Cantilever bridge |
| Clearance above | 12 ft (3.7 m) (upper level) |
| History | |
| Engineering design by | Leffert L. Buck |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 170,277 (2016)[1] |
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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 |
| Governing body: | Local |
| NRHP Reference#: | 78001879[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP: | December 20, 1978 |
| Designated NYCL: | April 16, 1974 |
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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.
Queensboro Bridge Media
Bridge seen from Manhattan, c. 1908
Constructing the upper level in 1907
During the Five Boro Bike Tour in 2008
The bridge as seen from the 56th floor of the Citigroup Center
Queensboro Bridge at dusk, as seen from East River Greenway in Manhattan, 2020
The former trolley stop which served the Queensboro Bridge from 1909 to 1957
Queensboro Bridge at night
The Queensboro Bridge viewed from Roosevelt Island
The Bridge, Blackwell's Island by George Bellows, 1909, Toledo Museum of Art
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References
- ↑ "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. 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
Media related to Queensboro Bridge at Wikimedia Commons- Queensboro Bridge at New York City Department of Transportation