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The Queensboro Bridge is the northernmost of four toll-free vehicular bridges connecting Manhattan Island to Long Island, along with the Williamsburg, Manhattan, and Brooklyn bridges to the south. It lies along the courses of the New York City Marathon and the Five Boro Bike Tour .
The Queensborough was a toll bridge costing 25 cents to cross until the bridge was bought by the provincial government in November 1966. The last person to pay the toll was then Premier W. A. C. Bennett , who paid 25 cents at 12:01 AM on Sunday, November 19, 1966.
Drivers would not pay a toll if they stayed on the FDR Drive and West Side Highway. Drivers on the Brooklyn Bridge and Queensboro Bridge would be exempted if they used certain ramps that connected with these highways or outside of the congestion zones. Toll rates and exemptions
Nick Garber, Patch Staff. Starting Monday, at least one traffic lane on the Queensboro Bridge will be completely closed until late 2023 as the bridge's upper deck is replaced. (Shutterstock...
Toll: As of August 6, 2023, $11.19 (Tolls By Mail and non-New York E-ZPass); $6.94 (New York E-ZPass); $9.11 (Mid-Tier NYCSC E-Z Pass) Technical; Length: 6,414 feet (1,955 m) (northern tube) 6,272 feet (1,912 m) (southern tube) No. of lanes: 4: Tunnel clearance: 12 feet 1 inch (3.68 m) Route map
Long-Awaited Queensboro Bridge Repairs Delayed, Angering Pols - Astoria-Long Island City, NY - A needed expansion of the Queensboro Bridge's cramped pedestrian-bike zone is being pushed back, to ...
For that year, the bridge saw annual toll-paying traffic rise by 2.9% to 59.9 million, generating $393.6 million in revenue at an average toll of $6.57. [307] Entrance to the Queens span
The Roosevelt Island Bridge is a tower drive vertical 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 ).
Now, a memo being circulated by the Department of Transportation says that the upper deck repairs will not be completed until December 2023 — apparently pushing back the bike and pedestrian work ...
UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — A person threatening to jump from the Queensboro Bridge forced the historic thoroughfare to shut down for nearly two hours early Thursday afternoon, officials said.