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Bronx Whitestone Bridge (Bronx County, New York)
Opened to traffic April 29, 1939.Suspension bridge over East River on I-678 in New YorkOpen to six lanes of traffic
Brooklyn Bridge (Kings County, New York)
Opened to traffic May 24, 1883; elevated railway removed 1944Suspension bridge over East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn in New YorkOpen to traffic
Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel (New York County, New York)
Built 1940-1950Tunnel under East River on Interstate 478Open to traffic
Hell Gate Bridge (Queens County, New York)
Originally the world's longest steel arch bridge until the Bayonne Bridge was opened in 1932Steel through arch bridge over Hell Gate (East River)Open to traffic
Manhattan Bridge (New York County, New York)
Opened to traffic December 31, 1909Suspension bridge over East River in New York CityOpen 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 floatDerelict/abandoned
Queens-Midtown Tunnel (New York County, New York)
Built 1940Tunnel under East River on Interstate 495Open to traffic
Queensboro Bridge (Queens County, New York)
Opened to traffic March 30, 1909; elevated railway removed 1942, trolleys removed 1955Cantilevered through truss bridge over East River on NY 25 in New YorkOpen 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 StreetOpen to traffic, posted for load
Roosevelt Island Bridge (New York County, New York)
Built 1955Vertical lift bridge over East River at Roosevelt Island in New YorkOpen to traffic
Triborough Hell Gate Suspension Bridge (Queens County, New York)
Opened to traffic July 11, 1936Suspension bridge over East River (Hell Gate) on I-278 in New YorkOpen to eight lanes of traffic and one sidewalk
Williamsburg Bridge (Kings County, New York)
Opened to traffic December 19, 1903; major rehabilitation in 1997Suspension bridge over East River on Delancey Street and NYCT Broadway LineOpen to traffic