Newtown Creek bridges

Newtown Creek is a body tributary of the East River in New York City, whose main flow also serves as a part of the border between Brooklyn and Queens. It has four tributaries of its own, English Kills and Whale Creek in Brooklyn and Dutch Kills and Maspeth Creek in Queens. There are several bridges crossing these waterways.[1]

Crossing Newtown Creek

There are several bridges crossing the main body of Newtown Creek. These bridges are listed in order from the point at which Newtown Creek forms off of the East River.

Name Type Lanes connects along built demolished Image
Vernon Avenue Bridge Greenpoint and Long Island City Vernon Avenue and Manhattan Avenue 1905[2] 1954
Pulaski Bridge bascule bridge two roadways and a pedestrian walkway Greenpoint and Long Island City McGuinness Boulevard and 11th Street 1954
Greenpoint Avenue Bridge bascule bridge two roadways and two pedestrian walkways Greenpoint and Blissville Greenpoint Avenue 1850s,1900,1929,1987
Meeker Avenue Bridge (Penny Bridge)[3] swing bridge two roadways and two walkways Greenpoint/East Williamsburg with Laurel Hill/Maspeth 1894 1933
Kosciuszko Bridge non-moveable bridge 6 car lanes Greenpoint/East Williamsburg with Laurel Hill/Maspeth BQE 1939 2017
Kosciuszko Bridge non-moveable bridge two roadways and a pedestrian walkway Greenpoint/East Williamsburg with Laurel Hill/Maspeth BQE 2017, 2019
Maspeth Ave Bridge[4][5] unknown unknown Maspeth Avenue 1876
Grand St Bridge swing bridge two roadways and two pedestrian walkways East Williamsburg Grand Street

Crossing Dutch Kills

There are several bridges crossing Dutch Kills in Queens, which are all movable bridges except for the Long Island Expressway bridges. These bridges are listed in order from the point at which Dutch Kills forms off of Newtown Creek.

Name Type Lanes connects along built demolished Image
DB Cabin[6]

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swing bridge railway Greenpoint and Long Island City LIRR's Lower Montauk Branch
Cabin M single-leaf bascule bridge railway LIRR's now-abandoned Montauk Cutoff
Borden Avenue Bridge retractile bridge two roadways and a pedestrian walkway Blissville Borden Ave 1908
Long Island Expressway structure non-moveable bridge
Hunters Point Ave Bridge bascule bridge two roadways and two pedestrian walkways Blissville Hunters Point Avenue

Crossing English Kills

There are two bridges crossing English Kills in Brooklyn. These bridges are listed in order from the point at which English Kills spurs off of Newtown Creek.

Name Type Lanes connects along built demolished Image
Metropolitan Ave Bridge bascule bridge two roadways and a pedestrian walkway East Williamsburg Grand Street and Metropolitan Avenue merge to cross over this bridge.
English Kills Bridge non-moveable railway East Williamsburg Bushwick Branch

References

  1. ^ "NYC DOT - Bridges - Newtown Creek". www.nyc.gov. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  2. ^ Robinson, George (December 7, 2003). "F.Y.I." The New York Times. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
  3. ^ Hoyer, Jen (July 5, 2017). "The Kosciuszko Bridge and the Changing Face of Brooklyn". www.bklynlibrary.org. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "The long lost Maspeth Avenue Toll Bridge". Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  5. ^ https://historicmapworks.com/Map/US/2963/Plate+007/Queens+1909/New+York/
  6. ^ Marchese, Shayna (November 3, 2015). "Dutch Kills Swing Bridge". Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  7. ^ "DB Cabin". The Newtown Pentacle. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
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