Bronx Whitestone Bridge

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View looking west

Photo taken by Kent Findley

Overview: Suspension bridge over East River on I-678 in New York
Location: New York City, Bronx County, New York, and Queens County, New York
Status: Open to six lanes of traffic
History: Opened to traffic April 29, 1939
Builders: - Leon Moisseiff
- Othmar Ammann of Feuerthalen, Switzerland
Design: Wire suspension
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 2,300.0 ft.
Total length: 7,132.2 ft. (1.4 mi.)
Deck width: 61.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.80306, -73.83028 (decimal degrees)
40°48'11" N, 73°49'49" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/598668/4517552 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Flushing
Inventory numbers: NY 5521229 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 25764 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2011): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 37.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2011): 140,400

HAER NY-308 - Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, Spanning East River between Whitestone, Queens & the Bronx, Bronx, Bronx County, NY
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Bronx Whitestone Bridge

Posted February 12, 2007, by kent findley (kent [dot] findley [at] francisalee [dot] com)

I was on the way back from upstate and had a little time so I stop and took this picture.