Kosciuszko Bridge (New York City)
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| Kosciuszko Bridge | |
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 Kosciuszko Bridge viewed from the end of Maspeth Avenue, Brooklyn |
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| Carries | Brooklyn-Queens Expressway |
| Crosses | Newtown Creek |
| Locale | Brooklyn and Queens, in New York City |
| Design | truss bridge |
| Vertical clearance | 125 ft. |
| AADT | 170,000 |
| Opening date | 1939 |
| Maps and aerial photos | |
The Kosciuszko Bridge is a truss bridge that spans Newtown Creek between the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, connecting Greenpoint, Brooklyn and Penny Bridge, Queens. It is a part of Interstate 278, which is also locally known as the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. The bridge opened in 1939, replacing the Penny Bridge from Meeker Avenue in Brooklyn to Review Avenue and Laurel Hill Boulevard, and is the only bridge over Newtown Creek that is not a drawbridge. It was named in honor of Tadeusz Kościuszko, a Polish volunteer who was a General in the American Revolutionary War. Two of the bridge towers are surmounted with eagles, one is the Polish eagle, and the other the American eagle.
Although many broadcast announcers pronounce the name of the bridge as "kahs-kee-OOSH-koh", the actual Polish pronunciation approximates "kohsh-CHOOSH-koh".
The bridge can be seen in the background of the funeral scene near the end of The Godfather.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- New York State Department of Transportation Kosciuszko Bridge Project
- New York Times Article, 2005
- NYCRoads.com Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
- Kosciuszko Bridge (New York City) is at coordinates Coordinates:
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