Historic Bridges: Queens, New York

Beach Channel Drive Overpass
HSR

Beach Channel Drive (Westbound) Over Beach Channel Drive (Eastbound) in New York: Queens, New York, United States

Concrete (Stone Faced) Closed Spandrel Deck Arch, Fixed

Length: 80 ft. Main Span: 68 ft. Roadway: 34.8 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1950 By: Unknown

This bridge has a notable skew and is a later example of a stone-faced concrete overpass in the city.

Hell Gate Bridge
New York Connecting Railroad Bridge
HSR

Railroad (Amtrak Northeast Corridor, CSX, and Canadian Pacific) Over East River, Little Hell Gate, Bronx Kills, and Various Streets in New York: The Bronx, New York and Queens, New York and Manhattan, New York, United States

Metal 23 Panel Two-Hinged Braced Ribbed Through Arch, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 9 Panel Pin-Connected Inverted Bowstring Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 17,846 ft. Main Span: 978 ft. Roadway: 60 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1916 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Gustav Lindenthal

This iconic bridge had the longest arch span in the world when built, but its approach spans are also very noteworthy.

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Kosciuszko Bridge
Meeker Avenue Bridge
HSR

I-278 (Brooklyn - Queens Expressway) Over Newtown Creek and Various Streets in New York: Brooklyn, New York and Queens, New York, United States

Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 9 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Deck Truss, Fixed

Length: 5,536 ft. Main Span: 300 ft. Roadway: 78.7 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1939 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and J. Frank Johnson

Perhaps the beauty and heritage of this iconic truss bridge was underappreciated because many people never checked it out from below.

Marine Parkway Bridge
Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge
HSR

Marine Parkway Over Rockaway Inlet in New York: Queens, New York, United States

Metal 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal 14 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Fixed

Length: 3,985 ft. Main Span: 540 ft. Roadway: 48 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1936 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and David Steinman of New York, New York

Designed by a famed engineer, this is one of the most aesthetically pleasing vertical lift bridges ever constructed.

Queensboro Bridge
59th Street Bridge, Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, Blackwell's Island Bridge
HSR

59th Street (NY-25) Over East River and Various Roads in New York: Manhattan, New York and Queens, New York, United States

Metal Cantilever 40 Panel Multiple-Type-Connected Baltimore Through Truss, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 6 Panel Rivet-Connected Warren Through Truss,

Length: 7,449 ft. Main Span: 1,182 ft. Roadway: 51 ft. Main Spans: 5

Built 1909 By: Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Gustav Lindenthal, Leffert L. Buck, and Other Engineers

Breaking American records when built, this is a famous double-deck cantilever through truss noted for its massive design, ornamental details, and unusual cantilever arrangement.

Roosevelt Island Bridge
Welfare Island Bridge
HSR

36th Avenue Over East River in New York: Manhattan, New York and Queens, New York, United States

Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive) and Approach Spans: Metal Stringer (Multi-Beam), Fixed

Length: 958 ft. Main Span: 418 ft. Roadway: 34 ft. Main Spans: 1

Built 1955 By: Harris Structural Steel Company of New York, New York and Moore-Lopier Corporation and Knappen-Tippetts-Abbett-McCarthy of New York, New York

This vertical lift bridge provides the only direct vehicular access to Roosevelt Island.

Triborough Bridge
Robert F. Kennedy Bridge
HSR

I-278 Over East River, Harlem River, Bronx Kills, and Various Streets in New York: The Bronx, New York and Queens, New York and Manhattan, New York, United States

Metal Pony Truss Stiffening Wire Cable Suspension, Fixed and Approach Spans: Metal 12 Panel Rivet-Connected Polygonal Warren Through Truss, Movable: Vertical Lift (Tower Drive)

Length: 13,111 ft. Main Span: 1,380 ft. Roadway: 90.6 ft. Main Spans: 3

Built 1936 By: American Bridge Company of New York, New York and Othmar Ammann

This enormous and unique bridge is best thought of as three bridges combined into one giant Y-shaped bridge.

Historic Bridges: Queens, New York

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