Bridgehunter.com | LI - Atlantic Avenue Overpass

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Photo taken by Jim Henderson

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Overview: Abandoned pony/through plate girder bridge over Atlantic 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: Built 1940
Railroads: - Long Island Railroad (LI)
- Rapid Transit
Design: Pony plate girder
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 63.0 ft.
Total length: 188.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.68951, -73.84432 (decimal degrees)
40°41'22" N, 73°50'40" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/597649/4504932 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Jamaica
Inventory numbers: NY 7705610 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 70230 (Bridgehunter.com ID)