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The Queensboro Bridge, officially the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, is a cantilever bridge over the East River in New York City.Completed in 1909, it connects the Long Island City neighborhood in the borough of Queens with the East Midtown and Upper East Side neighborhoods in Manhattan, passing over Roosevelt Island.
Queensboro Bridge: 1909: 3,724 1,135: 9 lanes of NY 25 (Queens Boulevard) Officially known as the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge. Also known as 59th Street Bridge. Reversible 4 lanes on the upper deck, and 2 westbound/3 eastbound lanes on the lower deck. Roosevelt Island Bridge: 1955: 2,877.0 876.91: 2 lanes of roadway (1 in each direction) East ...
Queensborough Bridge is a highway bridge in New Westminster, British Columbia. It was built in 1960 by John Laing and Son (Canada) for the City of New Westminster and cost $ 4 million (equivalent to $37.5 million in 2022).
NY 25 is carried from Manhattan to Queens by way of the double-decked Queensboro Bridge over the East River. NY 25 is unique among New York State Routes on Long Island, as it is the only one to leave the geographical boundaries of Long Island, albeit minimally; it ends at the western terminus of the Queensboro Bridge.
The Queensboro Bridge starts near the middle of the plaza. It has a New York City Subway stop for the E, M, and R trains, the Queens Plaza station below ground along the eastern edge, and another stop for the 7, <7> , N and W trains, the Queensboro Plaza station above the west central part of the plaza on elevated tracks.
Ahead of 100th anniversary ‘The Great Gatsby’ in 2025, Ellie Seymour travels east from Manhattan to the Hamptons, discovering the places that inspired the great American novel
Queensbridge Park, named for the nearby Queensboro Bridge, is a 20.34-acre (8.23 ha) city park along the East River in Long Island City, Queens, New York City.The park is a primary place of recreation for residents of Queensbridge Houses and has a riverfront promenade, baseball diamonds, running paths, lawns and areas for picnicking.
The Queensboro Bridge, crossing Blackwell's Island, opened in 1909, [91] but it did not provide direct access to the island until the late 1910s. [3] [6] In addition, in the early 1910s, several buildings were added at the island's City and Metropolitan hospitals, [92] and a Catholic chapel was developed on the island. [93]