East River

View Exhibit map

AMTK - East River Tunnels (Queens County, New York)
Built 1910,
Tunnels under East River on Amtrak
Open to traffic

Bronx Whitestone Bridge (Bronx County, New York)
Opened to traffic April 29, 1939.
Suspension bridge over East River on I-678 in New York
Open to six lanes of traffic

Brooklyn Bridge (Kings County, New York)
Opened to traffic May 24, 1883; elevated railway removed 1944
Suspension bridge over East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn in New York
Open to traffic

Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel (New York County, New York)
Built 1940-1950
Tunnel under East River on Interstate 478
Open to traffic

Hell Gate Bridge (Queens County, New York)
Originally the world's longest steel arch bridge until the Bayonne Bridge was opened in 1932
Steel through arch bridge over Hell Gate (East River)
Open to traffic

Manhattan Bridge (New York County, New York)
Opened to traffic December 31, 1909
Suspension bridge over East River in New York City
Open to seven lanes of highway traffic and four subway tracks

New York Dock Float Bridge (Kings County, New York)
Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over East River on freight car float
Derelict/abandoned

Queens-Midtown Tunnel (New York County, New York)
Built 1940
Tunnel under East River on Interstate 495
Open to traffic

Queensboro Bridge (Queens County, New York)
Opened to traffic March 30, 1909; elevated railway removed 1942, trolleys removed 1955
Cantilevered through truss bridge over East River on NY 25 in New York
Open to a total of 10 lanes of traffic

Rikers Island Bridge (Queens County, New York)
Built 1966. Site of prison guards' strike blockade 1990. Reconstructed 2007.
Steel stringer bridge over East River on Hazen Street
Open to traffic, posted for load

Roosevelt Island Bridge (New York County, New York)
Built 1955
Vertical lift bridge over East River at Roosevelt Island in New York
Open to traffic

Triborough Hell Gate Suspension Bridge (Queens County, New York)
Opened to traffic July 11, 1936
Suspension bridge over East River (Hell Gate) on I-278 in New York
Open to eight lanes of traffic and one sidewalk

Williamsburg Bridge (Kings County, New York)
Opened to traffic December 19, 1903; major rehabilitation in 1997
Suspension bridge over East River on Delancey Street and NYCT Broadway Line
Open to traffic