Bridgehunter.com | LI - 101st Avenue Overpass

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Photo taken by Patrick Gurwell in October 2020

BH Photo #484324

Overview: Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over 101st Avenue on Long Island Railroad Rockaway Branch
Location: New York City, Queens County, New York
Status: Abandoned, Proposed to become a rail-trail corridor
Future prospects: Entire corridor from Rego park to Ozone Park is proposed to be converted into the QueensWay trail corridor.
History: Abandoned in the 1950s after a fire damaged a bridge over Jamaica Bay.
Railroads: - Long Island Railroad (LI)
- Rapid Transit
Design: Pony plate girder
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 73.8 ft.
Total length: 2,805.9 ft. (0.5 mi.)
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.68529, -73.84226 (decimal degrees)
40°41'07" N, 73°50'32" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/597830/4504466 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Jamaica
Inventory numbers: NY 7705620 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 70228 (Bridgehunter.com ID)