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The Bronx–Whitestone Bridge's deck was also thicker than that of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, which was only 8 feet (2.4 m) thick to the Bronx–Whitestone Bridge's 11 feet (3.4 m). [4]: 120 Overall, the Bronx–Whitestone Bridge was less prone to oscillation and critical failure, as it was not as flimsy as the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. [98]
Flushing–Bridge Street Station was built in 1870, College Point, and Whitestone–14th Avenue stations were opened in 1869, and Whitestone Landing Station was built in 1886, all by the F&NS Railroad. Malba station was built in 1909 by the LIRR.
The Flushing–Main Street station of the Port Washington Branch was so named to distinguish it from the Whitestone's Flushing–Bridge Street station. Despite the closing of the Bridge Street station, the LIRR continues to use the name "Main Street" for the Port Washington Branch station to this day. A spur of the line near the Flushing River ...
2 lanes of Carroll Street: New York City Designated Landmark and one of four retractable bridges in the country [11] Third Street Bridge: 1905 [10] 350 feet: Third Street: Ninth Street Bridge: 1999 [10] 700 feet: Ninth Street: Vertical Lift Bridge Culver Viaduct: 1933 [12] 0.6 miles trains: passes over the Ninth Street Bridge, carrying 4 tracks ...
Whitestone station was located on the Whitestone Branch of the Long Island Rail Road in Whitestone, in Queens of New York City. The station was located on 15th Avenue (which later became the eastbound service road on the Cross Island Parkway which ran on the Branch's Right-of-way) from 149th Street to 150th Street. It connected to the ...
The Q44 shifts onto Union Street and Parsons Boulevard to 14th Avenue in Whitestone, where some buses terminate. It then enters the Bronx–Whitestone Bridge, sharing the bridge with the Q50. Throughout Queens, the Q44 provides limited-stop service, making intermittent stops primarily at major intersections and points of interest. [1] [4] [6] [7]
With a boost from MEDC and county brownfield support, the downtown building features three retail spaces and six condominium apartments.
I-678 north (Van Wyck Expressway) – Whitestone Bridge: Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; exit 7 on I-678: 5.10: 8.21: 8W: Grand Central Parkway west – RFK Bridge, LaGuardia Airport: Eastbound exit and westbound entrance; exit 14 on Grand Central Parkway: 5.40: 8.69: 8E: Grand Central Parkway east – Eastern Long Island: Eastern terminus