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The Manhattan Bridge and Brooklyn Bridge on the East River in 1981
New York City is home to over 2,000 bridges and tunnels. Several agencies manage
this network of crossings, including the New York City Department of
Transportation, Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Port Authority of New York
and New Jersey, New York State Department of Transportation and Amtrak.
Many of the city's major bridges and tunnels have broken or set records. Opened in
1927, the Holland Tunnel was the world's first mechanically ventilated underwater
vehicular tunnel. The Brooklyn Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge, George Washington
Bridge, and Verrazano-Narrows Bridge were the world's longest suspension
bridges when opened in 1883,[1] 1903,[2] 1931,[3] and 1964[4] respectively.
Contents
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1Bridges
o 1.1Bridges by water body
1.1.1East River
1.1.2Harlem River
1.1.3Hudson River
1.1.4New York Bay
1.1.5Newtown Creek
o 1.2Other
1.2.1The Bronx
1.2.2Brooklyn
1.2.3Queens
1.2.4Staten Island
2Tunnels
o 2.1East River
o 2.2Harlem River
o 2.3Hudson River
 o 2.4Newtown Creek
3Bridges and tunnels spanning land only
4Bridges and tunnels by use
5See also
6References
7External links
Bridges[edit]
New York's crossings date back to 1693, when its first bridge, known as the King's
Bridge, was constructed over Spuyten Duyvil Creek between Manhattan and
the Bronx, located in the present-day Kingsbridgeneighborhood. The bridge,
composed of stone abutments and a timber deck, was demolished in 1917. The
oldest crossing still standing is High Bridge, built 1848 to carry the Croton
Aqueduct from Manhattan to the Bronx over the Harlem River.[5] This bridge was
built to carry water to the city as part of the Croton Aqueduct system.
Ten bridges and one tunnel serving the city have been awarded some level of
landmark status. The Holland Tunnel was designated a National Historic
Landmark in 1993 in recognition of its pioneering role as the first mechanically
ventilated vehicular underwater tunnel, operating since 1927. The George
Washington, High Bridge, Hell Gate, Queensboro, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Macombs
Dam, Carroll Street, University Heights, and Washington bridges have all received
landmark status, as well.[5]
New York features bridges of many lengths and types, carrying vehicular, bicycle,
pedestrian, and subway traffic. The George Washington Bridge, spanning
the Hudson River between New York City and Fort Lee, New Jersey, is the world's
busiest bridge in terms of vehicular traffic.[6][7] The George Washington, Verrazano-
Narrows, and Brooklyn are noted for their architecture, while others are more well
known for their functional importance, such as the Williamsburg Bridge with 8
vehicular lanes, 2 subway tracks, a bike lane, and pedestrian walkways.
Bridges by water body[edit]
East River[edit]

South Street Seaport, with the Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Bridge,
and Williamsburg Bridge visible in the background

J train on the Williamsburg Bridge
From south to north:
Openin Length
Name Carries Comments
g year meters feet
Oldest
suspension
6 lanes of bridge. Also
Brooklyn Bridge 1883 1,825 5,988 roadway (3 in oldest
each direction) suspension/cabl
e-stayed hybrid
bridge.
Double-decker
bridge with 5
westbound lanes
7 lanes of
and 2 eastbound
Manhattan roadway and B,
1909 2,089 6,854 lanes. 3 of the
Bridge D, N, and
westbound lanes

Qtrains
and the subway
are below the
other 4 lanes.
8 lanes of
Williamsburg 2,227.4 7,308.
1903 roadway (4 in
Bridge 8 0
each direction)

 and J, M, and Z
trains
Also known as
59th Street
Bridge.
Reversible 4
Ed Koch 9 lanes of lanes on the
Queensboro 1909 1,135 3,724 NY 25 (Queens upper deck, and
Bridge Boulevard) 2 westbound/3

eastbound lanes
on the lower
deck.
2 lanes of
Roosevelt Island 2,877. East channel
1955 876.91 roadway (1 in
Bridge 0 only
each direction)

Triborough 8 lanes of Officially known

Bridge(Suspensio 1936 850 2,790 I-278 (4 in each as the Robert F.
n Bridge) direction) Kennedy Bridge
3 rail tracks (2
of Northeast
Corridor, 1
Hell Gate Bridge 1916 310 1,020
of New York

Connecting
Railroad)
Only
Rikers Island 1,280.1 4,200. 2 lanes of
1966 connects Rikers
Bridge 6 0 roadway
Island to Queens

Bronx 6 lanes of
1,149.1 3,770. I-
Whitestone 1939
0 0 678 (Whiteston
Bridge

e Expressway)

6 lanes of
Throgs Neck 2,910. I-295 (Throgs
1961 886.97
Bridge 0 Neck
Expressway)
Harlem River[edit]

Wards Island Bridge in "open" position
From south to north, east to west:
Length
Openin
Name meter Carries Comments
g year feet
s
Wards Island Pedestrians and
1951 285.6 937
Bridge bicycles only
Officially
Triborough known as
2 lanes of exit ramp
Bridge(Vertical 1936 230 750 the Robert
from F.D.R. Drive
-Lift Bridge) F. Kennedy
Bridge
Northboun
Willis Avenue
1901 979 3,212 4 lanes of roadway d traffic
Bridge
only

Southboun
Third Avenue 2,800.
1898 853.44 5 lanes of roadway d traffic
Bridge 0
only

Park Avenue
1956 100 330 4 tracks of Metro-North
Bridge
Madison
1910 577 1,893 4 lanes of roadway
Avenue Bridge
145th Street
1905 489 1,604 4 lanes of roadway
Bridge
Macombs Dam
1895 774 2,539 4 lanes of roadway
Bridge
Oldest
Pedestrian walkway
High Bridge 1848 600 2,000 surviving
and bicycle lanes

bridge in
 New York
City
Alexander 8 lanes
Hamilton 1963 724 2,375 of I-95 and US
Bridge

1
Washington
1888 723.9 2,375 5 lanes of roadway
Bridge
University
1908 82 269 2 lanes of roadway
Heights Bridge
4 lanes of Also known
Broadway as Harlem
1962 170.08 558.0 Broadway/ US 9 an Ship Canal
Bridge

d the 1train Bridge

6 lanes of Double-
Henry Hudson
1936 673 2,208 NY 9A / Henry Hudson decked
Bridge
bridge

Parkway
Spuyten Duyvil 1 track of Empire Swing
1899 186 610
Bridge Corridor bridge
Hudson River[edit]

George Washington Bridge, spanning the Hudson River between New York City and
New Jersey. Historic American Engineering Recordphoto

Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
Openin Length Comment
Name Carries
g year meters feet s
Double-
deck, 8
lanes on
upper
George 14 lanes of level, 6
1,450.8 4,760.
Washingto 1931 lanes on
5 0 I-95 / US 1 / US 9 / US
n Bridge lower
46

level. 7
lanes in
each
direction.
New York Bay[edit]
Opening Length
Name Carries Comments
year meters feet

Verrazano- 12 lanes Double-deck, 6 lanes on

Narrows 1964 2,039.1 6,690 of each level. 6 lanes in
Bridge

I-278 each direction.

Newtown Creek[edit]

Borden Avenue, Long Island City
Opening Length
Name Carries Comments
year meters feet
Kosciuszko Replacement in
1939 1,835 6,020 6 lanes of
Bridge

I-278 construction
6 lanes
Pulaski
1954 860 2,820 of McGuinness Drawbridge
Bridge
Boulevard

J. J. Byrne a.k.a. Greenpoint

4 lanes of
Memorial 1987[8] 55 180 Avenue Bridge
Greenpoint Avenue
Bridge Drawbridge
Grand Street 1 lane of Grand Swing bridge;
1903[8] 69.2 227
Bridge Avenue one-lane bridge
Drawbridge;
4 lanes of Grand
Metropolitan Crosses English
Street
Avenue 1933[8] 33.8 111 Kills, a tributary
and Metropolitan
Bridge of Newtown
Avenue
Creek[8]
Other[edit]
The Bronx[edit]
Opening
Name Length Carries Comments
year
Bronx Kill

Robert F. Formerly
490
Kennedy known as the
1936 metres 8 lanes of I-278
Bridge (truss Triborough
(1,610 ft)
bridge) Bridge
Hutchinson River (heading downriver)
Eastchester 4 lanes of Boston Road (
1926 0.4 miles
Bridge US 1)

I-95 bridge 1917 5,280 feet 6 lanes of I-95

Hutchinson 205 6 lanes of
River Parkway 1941 metres Hutchinson River Drawbridge
Bridge (673 ft) Parkway
Hutchinson Also called
River Bridge 81 feet Northeast Amtrak
1908
(25 m) Corridor (Amtrak) Pelham Bay
Bridge
272
Pelham Bridge 1908 metres 4 lanes of Shore Road Drawbridge
(892 ft)
Westchester Creek

160.3 7 lanes of
Unionport
1953 metres
Bridge I-278 (Bruckner
(526 ft)
Boulevard) / I-95
Bronx River

Eastern 193.2
Boulevard 1953 metres I-278 Drawbridge
Bridge (634 ft)
Eastchester Bay

290
City Island 3 lanes of City Island
1901 metres
Bridge Avenue
(950 ft)

Brooklyn[edit]

Ninth Street Bridge, spanning Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn.
Opening
Name Length Carries Comments
year
Gowanus Canal

Union Street 600 2 lanes of Union

1905[9] Drawbridge
Bridge feet Street
New York
City Designated
Carroll Street 300 2 lanes of Carroll
1889[9] Landmark and one of
Bridge feet Street
four retractable
bridges in the country[10]
Third Street 350
1905[9] Third Street
Bridge feet
Ninth Street 700
1999[9] Ninth Street
Bridge feet
IND Culver
0.6
Culver Viaduct 1938[11] Line (F and
miles

G trains)
Hamilton 0.7
1942[9] Hamilton Avenue
Avenue Bridge miles
Gowanus 1941[12] 9 lanes of I-

Expressway 278 (Gowanus
Expressway)
Mill Basin

6 lanes
Mill Basin 0.8
1963 of Belt
Bridge miles
Parkway
Rockaway Inlet (Brooklyn and Queens)
Marine
ParkwayGil 4 lanes
1226
Hodges 1937 of Flatbush
m
Memorial Avenue
Bridge

Queens[edit]
Opening
Name Length Carries Comments
year
Dutch Kills

Borden
100 2 lanes of Borden One of four retractable
Avenue 1908[8]
feet Avenue bridges in the country[10]
Bridge
Hunters Point
500 Hunters Point
Avenue 1910[8]
feet Avenue
Bridge
Jamaica Bay

Cross Bay
Veterans 0.7 6 lanes Cross Bay
1970
Memorial miles Boulevard
Bridge

The Joseph P.
Addabbo 0.7 6 lanes of Cross
1971
Memorial miles Bay Boulevard
Bridge

Not actually a movable

North
bridge.
Channel (A train)
Howard Beach to Broad
Swing Bridge
Channel.

Beach
Broad Channel to The
Channel (A and S trains)
Rockaways
Drawbridge

102nd Street Connecting Hamilton

Bridge Beach at Russell Street
with Howard Beach, also
known as "Lenihan's
Bridge".
163rd Avenue and
99th Street
in Howard
Hawtree Beach across
Creek Bridge to Hamilton
Beach at Rau Court
and Davenport
Court
Rockaway Inlet (Brooklyn and Queens)
Marine
Parkway-Gil
1226 4 lanes of Flatbush
Hodges 1937
m Avenue
Memorial
Bridge

Staten Island[edit]
Opening
Name Length Carries Comments
year
Arthur Kill

Goethals 2164.08 4 lanes (2 very tight lanes in Being

1928
Bridge m each direction) of I-278 replaced.
Arthur Kill
170.08
Vertical Lift 1959 CSX and M&E rail lines
m
Bridge

Outerbridge 4 lanes
1928 3093 m
Crossing

of Route 440; NY 440

Kill Van Kull

Being raised;
2 lanes are
open during
construction,
Bayonne 1761.74 2 lanes with the full 4
1931
Bridge m of NY 440; Route 440 lanes
becoming
available once
the roadway
raising
 project is
complete.
Tunnels[edit]

The QueensMidtown Tunnel
Each of the tunnels that run underneath the East and Hudson Rivers were marvels
of engineering when first constructed. The Holland Tunnel is the oldest of the
vehicular tunnels, opening to great fanfare in 1927 as the first mechanically
ventilated underwater tunnel. The Queens Midtown Tunnel was opened in 1940 to
relieve the congestion on the city's bridges. Each of its tubes were designed 1.5 feet
(0.46 m) wider than the Holland Tunnel in order to accommodate the wider cars of
the period. When the BrooklynBattery Tunnel opened in 1950, it was the longest
continuous underwater vehicular tunnel in North America, a title it still
holds.[13] The Lincoln Tunnel has three tubes linking midtown Manhattan to New
Jersey, a configuration that provides the flexibility to provide four lanes in one
direction during rush hours, or three lanes in both direction.
All four underwater road tunnels were built by Ole Singstad: the Holland Tunnel's
original chief engineer Clifford Milburn Holland died, as did his successor, Milton H.
Freeman, after which Singstad became chief engineer, finishing the Holland Tunnel
and then building the remaining tunnels.
East River[edit]

PATH train emerging from the Hudson tubes, into the Exchange Place station

Traveling through the Holland Tunnel, from Manhattan to Jersey City, New Jersey.
From south to north:
Opening
Name Length Carries Comments
year
Officially
Brooklyn
2,779 m known as the
Battery 1950
(9,117 ft) 4 lanes of I-478 Hugh L. Carey
Tunnel
Tunnel

Joralemon
2,709 m IRT Lexington Avenue
Street 1908
(8,888 ft) Line (4 and 5 trains)
Tunnel

Montague
2,136 m BMT Broadway Line (N, R,
Street 1920
(7,009 ft) and W trains)
Tunnel

Clark Street 1,800 m IRT Broadway Seventh

1919
Tunnel (5,900 ft) Avenue Line (2 and 3trains)
Cranberry
IND Eighth Avenue
Street 1933
Line (A and C trains)
Tunnel

Rutgers
IND Sixth Avenue
Street 1936
Line (F train)
Tunnel

14th Street
1924 BMT Canarsie Line (L train)
Tunnel
part of the New York
Tunnel Extension
East River 1,204 m
1910 Amtrak and Long Island
Tunnels (3,949 ft)
Rail Road (Northeast

Corridor)
 Opening
Name Length Carries Comments
year
Queens
1,955 m 4 lanes of I-495 (Long
Midtown 1940
(6,414 ft) Island Expressway)
Tunnel

Steinway IRT Flushing

1915
Tunnel Line (7 and <7> trains)
53rd Street IND Queens Boulevard
1933
Tunnel Line (E and M trains)
60th Street BMT Broadway Line (N, R,
1920
Tunnel and W trains)
Lower level:
63rd Street 960 m upper level: IND 63rd Street future LIRR to
1989
Tunnel (3,140 ft) Line (F train) Grand Central
Terminal
carrying electricity, natural
gas, steam, and number 6
fuel oil under the East
Ravenswood River and Roosevelt
1892
Tunnel Island between the Big
Allis power plant
in Astoria and the Upper
East Side[14]
Harlem River[edit]
From south to north:
Opening
Name Length Carries Comments
year
Lexington IRT Lexington Avenue
391 m
Avenue 1918 Line(4, 5, 6,
(1,283 ft)
Tunnel and <6> trains)
149th Street 195 m IRT White Plains Road
1905
Tunnel (641 ft) Line(2 train)
Concourse IND Concourse
1933
Tunnel Line (B and Dtrains)
Hudson River[edit]
From south to north:
Opening
Name Length Carries Comments
year
Downtown 1,720 m Montgomery-Cortlandt
1909
Hudson (5,650 ft) Tunnels
 Opening
Name Length Carries Comments
year
Tubes Port Authority Trans-Hudson
south
tube:
2,551 m
4 lanes of I-78 (Canal
Holland (8,371 ft)
1927
Tunnel north Street); Route 139 (NJ
tube: side)
2,608 m
(8,558 ft)
Uptown
1,700 m Hoboken-Morton Tunnels
Hudson 1908
(5,500 ft) Port Authority Trans-Hudson
Tubes

part of New York Tunnel

North
1,900 m Extension
River 1910
(6,100 ft) Amtrak and New Jersey
Tunnels
Transit (Northeast Corridor)

south
tube:
2,440 m
south tube: (8,006 ft)
6 lanes of I-
1957 center
495 (Long Island Expressway
Lincoln center tube:
(Under land, on NY side))
Tunnel tube: 1937 2,504 m
/ NY 495 (NY

north tube: (8,216 ft)

1945 north side); Route 495 (NJ side)
tube:
2,281 m
(7,482 ft)
Newtown Creek[edit]
Name Opening year Carries Comments
Greenpoint Tube 1933 IND Crosstown Line(G train)

Bridges and tunnels spanning land only[edit]

Park Avenue Tunnel 1, Park Avenue Viaduct, and Park Avenue Tunnel 2,
Manhattan
Battery Park Underpass, Manhattan
Cobble Hill Tunnel, Brooklyn
First Avenue Tunnel from 42nd Street to 47th Street, Manhattan
Trinity Place Bridge, Manhattan
Bridges and tunnels by use[edit]
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The relative average number of inbound vehicles between 5 a.m. and 11 a.m.
to Midtown and Lower Manhattan is:
1. Queensboro Bridge: 31,000
2. Lincoln Tunnel: 25,944
3. Brooklyn Bridge: 22,241
4. Williamsburg Bridge: 18,339
5. Queens-Midtown Tunnel: 17,968
6. Holland Tunnel: 16,257
7. Brooklyn Battery Tunnel: 14,496
8. Manhattan Bridge: 13,818
See also[edit]
List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in
New York
List of tunnels documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in
New York
List of fixed crossings of the East River
List of crossings of the Harlem River
List of fixed crossings of the Hudson River
List of bridges in Pittsburgh
References[edit]
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the Bronx." Accessed 2015-08-25.
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3. Jump up^ "History - George Washington Bridge - The Port Authority of
NY & NJ". Retrieved 2012-02-24.
4. Jump up^ "Verrazano-Narrows Bridge". Retrieved 2012-02-24.
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Retrieved 2012-02-24.
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Washington Bridge". The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey.
Retrieved September 13, 2013.
7. Jump up^ Bod Woodruff; Lana Zak & Stephanie Wash (November 20,
2012). "GW Bridge Painters: Dangerous Job on Top of the World's
Busiest Bridge". ABC News. Retrieved September 13, 2013.
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Tributaries". New York City. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
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over the Gowanus Canal". New York City. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
 10. ^ Jump up to:a b Berger, Joseph (May 13, 2013). "Antique Bridge Closed
to Traffic While It's Open for Repairs". New York Times. Retrieved 20
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11. Jump up^ McGill, John. "Underline: The Culver Viaduct". Urban
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The Manhattan and the Brooklyn bridge 1981

South Street Seaport, with the Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Bridge, and Williamsburg Bridge visible in
the background

J train on the Williamsburg Bridg

Wards Island Bridge in "open" position

George Washington Bridge, spanning the Hudson River between New York City and New
Jersey. Historic American Engineering Recordphoto

Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

Borden Avenue, Long Island City

Ninth Street Bridge, spanning Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn.

The QueensMidtown Tunnel

PATH train emerging from the Hudson tubes, into the Exchange Place station

Traveling through the Holland Tunnel, from Manhattan to Jersey City, New Jersey.