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The Brooklyn Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge, George Washington Bridge, and Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge were the world's longest suspension bridges when opened in 1883, [2] 1903, [3] 1931, [4] and 1964 [5] respectively. There are 789 bridges and tunnels in New York.
New York: Jones Beach State Park, Causeway and Parkway System: 2005-04-28 Wantagh: Nassau: Joralemon Street Tunnel: 1908 2006-02-09 New York: New York: Kingston-Port Ewen Suspension Bridge: 1919, 1921, 1922 1980-04-30 Kingston
The Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA), doing business as MTA Bridges and Tunnels, is an affiliate agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority that operates seven toll bridges and two tunnels in New York City. The TBTA is the largest bridge and tunnel toll agency in the United States by traffic volume.
The Queens–Midtown Tunnel is owned by New York City and operated by MTA Bridges and Tunnels, an affiliate agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. It is used by several dozen express bus routes. From 1981 to 2016, the Queens–Midtown Tunnel was also the site of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus Animal Walk.
The John F. Kennedy International Airport runway is approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) away from the Hook Creek Bridge. [1] By 1969, the bridge was in need of repair. [4] Meadow Camp was located near the Queens end of the Hook Creek Bridge. [5] The Meadowmere area at Hook Creek Bridge was known for its duck hunting in the early 1900s.
The fixed bridge, carrying six lanes of Cross Bay Boulevard, is named for the late Joseph P. Addabbo, who represented the area in the United States House of Representatives from 1961 to 1986. [ 3 ] The bridge was built alongside the original North Channel Bridge (1925-1993) as a replacement; a lack of maintenance on the old bascule bridge had ...
The New York State Legislature passed a bill in April 1900, authorizing the NYCR to build a bridge from the Port Morris station in the Bronx to the Bushwick Junction station in Queens, [15] and New York governor Theodore Roosevelt signed the bill the next month. [16] [17] Alfred P. Boller drew up plans for a cantilever bridge.
New York State Barge Canal, Culvert Road (Medina Culvert) Extant Stone arch: 1823 2009 Culvert Road New York State Barge Canal: Ridgeway: Orleans: NY-499: New York State Barge Canal, Prospect Avenue Lift Bridge Extant