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MTA Bridges and Tunnels was originally founded as the Triborough Bridge Authority (TBA), which was organized to head the construction of the Triborough Bridge. [7] The structure had started construction in 1929 [8] but stalled during the Great Depression due to a lack of funding.
History; Designer: Leon Solomon Moisseiff: Constructed by: Othniel Foster Nichols: Construction start: 1901: Construction end: 1909: Opened: December 31, 1909; 114 years ago () Statistics; Daily traffic: 67,851 (2019) Toll: None
Whitestone Bridge: Maintained by: MTA Bridges and Tunnels: Characteristics; Design: Suspension bridge: Total length: 3,770 feet (1,150 m) Longest span: 2,300 feet (700 m) Clearance above: 14 feet 6 inches (4.4 m) Clearance below: 134 feet 10 inches (41.1 m) History; Construction cost: $17.5 million: Opened: April 29, 1939; 85 years ago ...
Originally known as the East River Bridge, the Williamsburg Bridge was completed in 1903 and, at 7,308 feet (2,227 m) long, was the longest suspension bridge span in the world until 1924. Proposed in January 1892, the bridge project was approved in 1895.
MTA Bridges and Tunnels: Characteristics; Design: Suspension bridge: Total length: 2,910 feet (890 m) (length between anchorages) 11,250 feet (3,430 m) (total length) Longest span: 1,800 feet (550 m) Clearance below: 142 feet (43 m) History; Designer: Othmar Ammann: Construction cost: $92,000,000: Opened: January 11, 1961; 63 years ago ...
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Robert F. Kennedy Bridge: Other name(s) RFK Triborough Bridge, Triboro Bridge, RFK Bridge: Maintained by: MTA Bridges and Tunnels: Characteristics; Design: Suspension bridge, lift bridge, truss bridge: Total length: 2,780 feet (850 m) (Queens span) 770 feet (230 m) (Manhattan span) 1,600 feet (490 m) (Bronx span) Width: 98 feet (30 m) (Queens ...
Henry Hudson Bridge: Maintained by: MTA Bridges and Tunnels: Characteristics; Design: Double-decked arch bridge: Total length: 2,208 ft (673 m) Longest span: 841 ft (256 m) Clearance above: 12 ft (4 m) Clearance below: 143 ft (44 m) History; Designer: David B. Steinman: Opened: December 12, 1936; 87 years ago () Statistics; Daily traffic ...
The Brooklyn Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge, George Washington Bridge, and Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge were the world's longest suspension bridges when opened in 1883, 1903, 1931, and 1964 respectively. There are 789 bridges and tunnels in New York.
As part of the changes, the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority was renamed MTA Bridges and Tunnels; Staten Island Rapid Transit was renamed MTA Staten Island Railway; Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority was renamed MTA Long Island Bus.
The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge has a central span of 4,260 feet (1.30 km; 0.81 mi). It was the longest suspension bridge in the world until it was surpassed by the Humber Bridge in the United Kingdom in 1981. The bridge has the 18th-longest main span in the world, as well as the longest in the Americas.