Pulaski Bridge

Pulaski Bridge
View from downstream, looking East
Coordinates40°44′21″N 73°57′9″W / 40.73917°N 73.95250°W / 40.73917; -73.95250
CarriesFive (5) lanes of motor vehicles, pedestrian/bicycle paths
CrossesNewtown Creek
LocaleBrooklyn and Queens, New York City
Maintained byNew York City Department of Transportation
Followed byGreenpoint Avenue Bridge
Characteristics
DesignFour-leaf bascule bridge
MaterialSteel, reinforced concrete
Total length2,810 feet (860 m)
Longest span177 feet (54 m)
Clearance below39 feet (12 m)
History
OpenedSeptember 10, 1954 (September 10, 1954)
Statistics
Daily traffic40,722 (2016)[1]
Location
Map
Pulaski Bridge from above, highlighted in red

The Pulaski Bridge in New York City connects Long Island City in Queens to Greenpoint in Brooklyn over Newtown Creek. It was named after Polish military commander and American Revolutionary War fighter Casimir Pulaski in homage to the large Polish-American population in Greenpoint.[2] It connects 11th Street in Queens to McGuinness Boulevard (formerly Oakland Street) in Brooklyn.

  1. ^ "New York City Bridge Traffic Volumes" (PDF). New York City Department of Transportation. 2016. p. 9. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  2. ^ Robinson, George (December 7, 2003). "F.Y.I." The New York Times. Retrieved August 15, 2009.

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