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The Robert F. Kennedy Bridge (RFK Bridge; also known by its previous name, the Triborough Bridge) is a complex of bridges and elevated expressway viaducts [3] in New York City. The bridges link the boroughs of Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx. The viaducts cross Randalls and Wards Islands, previously two islands and now joined by landfill.
I-278 passes through the bridge's former toll plaza before an interchange that provides access to FDR Drive by way of another segment of the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge over the Harlem River. After this interchange, the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge carries the route over the Bronx Kill into the Bronx, [2] [3] where westbound tolls are collected ...
Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, colloquially known by its previous name, the Triborough Bridge, is the agency's flagship crossing, and its original namesake. It connects Manhattan , the Bronx , and Queens , via Randalls and Wards Islands , and is named after the assassinated former United States Senator from New York, Robert F. Kennedy .
The Hell Gate Bridge's main span in front of the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge's suspension span. When the Triborough (now RFK) Bridge nearby was first proposed in 1920, Lindenthal suggested that the Hell Gate Bridge's main span could be retrofitted with an upper deck for vehicular and pedestrian use, [155] a proposal that he repeated in 1924. [156]
The Cross Bronx Expressway is a major freeway in the New York City borough of the Bronx. It is mainly designated as part of Interstate 95 (I-95), but also includes portions of I-295 and U.S. Route 1 (US 1). The Cross Bronx begins at the eastern approach to the Alexander Hamilton Bridge over the Harlem River.
The Robert Bridges House, designed by the architect whose name it bore, was destroyed in the Palisades fire. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) Will Rogers' ranch home. Pasadena Waldorf School.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during a voter rally (Emily Elconin / Getty Images file) Rowe, best known as the host of the Discovery Channel show “Dirty Jobs” and as an advocate for the blue ...
Bronx Kill: Robert F. Kennedy Bridge: 1936: 1,610 feet (490 m) 8 lanes of I-278: Formerly known as the Triborough Bridge Hutchinson River (heading downriver) Eastchester Bridge: 1926: 0.4 miles: 4 lanes of Boston Road : I-95 bridge: 1961: 5,280 feet: 6 lanes of I-95: Hutchinson River Parkway Bridge: 1941: 673 feet (205 m) 6 lanes of Hutchinson ...