Roosevelt Island Bridge
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Roosevelt Island Bridge as viewed from Queensboro Bridge, with Robert F. Kennedy Bridge in the background.
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| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Carries | 2 lanes of 36th Ave and a sidewalk on the north side |
| Crosses | East River (East Channel) |
| Locale | Roosevelt Island and Queens, New York |
| Maintained by | New York City Department of Transportation |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Lift bridge |
| Total length | 2,877 ft (877 m)[1] |
| Width | 40 ft (12 m)[1] |
| Longest span | 418 ft (127 m)[1] |
| Clearance below | 100 ft (30 m) when open |
| History | |
| Opened | May 18, 1955 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 10,161 (2008)[2] |
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The Roosevelt Island Bridge is a lift bridge that connects Roosevelt Island in Manhattan to Astoria in Queens, crossing the East Channel of the East River. It is the sole route to the island for vehicular and foot traffic (without using public transportation).
Construction of the bridge began on March 17, 1952, at a cost of $6.5 million. It opened on May 18, 1955, as the Welfare Island Bridge.[3] The name was changed to the Roosevelt Island Bridge in 1973.[4]
When the bridge is open it provides ships with 100 feet (30 m) of vertical clearance. It is 40 feet (12 m) wide, and its total length, including approaches, is 2,877 feet (877 m). The main span is 418 feet (127 m).
Before the bridge was constructed, the only way vehicles could access Roosevelt Island was via an elevator on the Queensboro Bridge.[5] The elevator was subsequently demolished in 1970.
The Roosevelt Island Bridge provides direct access to the Motorgate Parking Garage, which was designed to minimize vehicular traffic on the island. The garage was completed in 1974 and later expanded in 1990.
In 2001, the New York City Department of Transportation considered converting the Roosevelt Island Bridge into a fixed bridge to reduce the cost of its maintenance. The bridge is rarely opened, because most vessels passing by Roosevelt Island use the West Channel of the East River.[4] Most of the bridge openings occur in September during the General Assembly at the United Nations when the West Channel is closed for security reasons.[6]
See also
References
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External links
- Roosevelt Island Bridge
- Roosevelt Island Bridge at StructuraeLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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Crossings of the East River
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