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Triborough Bridge Project
Society: ASCE Main Category: Civil Sub Category: Bridges Era: 1930-1939 DateCreated: 1936 Robert F. Kennedy Bridge New York State: NY Zip: 10035 Country: USA Website: http://www.asce.org/Project/Triborough-Bridge-Project/ Creator: Moses, Robert , Ammann, Othmar

The Triborough Bridge Project is a three-branched waterway crossing that connects Manhattan, the Bronx, and Queens at a junction of the East River and the Harlem River in New York City. The complex structure includes a suspension bridge from Wards Island to Queens, a vertical lift span from Randall's Island to Manhattan, a fixed span (designed to be convertible to a lift span) across the Bronx Kills, viaducts, and an innovative three-legged roadway interchange.

YearAdded:
1986
Image Credit: Public Domain (National Park Service) Image Caption: Triborough Bridge Project Era_date_from: 1936
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Triborough Bridge Project

The Triborough Bridge Project is a three-branched waterway crossing that connects Manhattan, the Bronx, and Queens at a junction of the East River and the Harlem River in New York City. The complex structure includes a suspension bridge from Wards Island to Queens, a vertical lift span from…

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