City Island Bridge

**City Island Bridge**
Carries	2 lanes of City Island Ave.
Crosses	Pelham Bay
Locale	the Bronx and City Island in New York City
Design	Swing bridge
Opening date	1901 in current location

The City Island Bridge is a bridge in the New York City borough of the Bronx, connecting City Island and the mainland. Originally constructed as a turntable bridge crossing the Harlem River, it was moved to City Island in 1901 to replace an existing wooden bridge.

The bridge is scheduled for demolition and is to be replaced by a cable stayed bridge scheduled for completion in 2010.

Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 40.856257° -73.793291°
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Bridges	Bayonne Bridge \| Brooklyn Bridge \| Bronx Whitestone Bridge \| City Island Bridge \| Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge \| George Washington Bridge \| Goethals Bridge \| Hell Gate Bridge \| Henry Hudson Bridge \| Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge \| Kosciuszko Bridge \| Madison Avenue Bridge \| Manhattan Bridge \| Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge \| Outerbridge Crossing \| Pulaski Bridge \| Queensboro (59th Street) Bridge \| Third Avenue Bridge \| Throgs Neck Bridge \| Triborough Bridge \| Verrazano-Narrows Bridge \| Williamsburg Bridge
Tunnels	Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel \| Holland Tunnel \| Lincoln Tunnel \| Queens Midtown Tunnel
Operators	Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority \| Metropolitan Transportation Authority \| Port Authority of New York and New Jersey \| New York City Department of Transportation \| New York State Department of Transportation \| Amtrak