| Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge | |
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| Crosses | Jamaica Bay |
| Locale | Broad Channel and Rockaway Peninsula, in New York City |
| Maintained by | Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (of the MTA) |
| Total length | 3,000 feet (910 m) |
| Longest span | 275 feet (84 m) |
| Clearance below | 55 feet (17 m) |
| Opened | May 28, 1970 |
| Toll | $3.25 as of December 30, 2009 (both directions per car in cash); discount available with token or E-ZPass |
| Daily traffic | 21,059 (2008)[1] |
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The Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge (originally Cross Bay Bridge or Cross Bay Parkway Bridge) in New York City, is a toll bridge that carries Cross Bay Boulevard from Broad Channel in Jamaica Bay to the Rockaway Peninsula, and is located in Queens.[2]
It was built by the New York City Parkway Authority and opened on on June 3, 1939, before the authority was merged into the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority (TBTA).[3] The bridge was a part of a program to develop Jamaica Bay as a recreational area instead of an industrial port. The 1939 bridge was a low-level bascule bridge. Reconstructed and opened to traffic on May 28, 1970, the new bridge is a high level fixed bridge carrying six traffic lanes and a sidewalk on the west side.[4] This let boats pass under without delays to lift the drawbridge.
On December 30, 2010, the crossing charge for a two-axle passenger vehicle is increased to $3.25 (cash), $2.17 (token), and $1.80 ($1.45 discount) for E-ZPass users. The crossing charge for a motorcycle is $2.75 charged in each direction, with a $1.26 discount for E-ZPass users. Certain resident discounts apply to this bridge.[5]
Rockaway and Broad Channel residents with E-ZPass pay $1.19 per trip for the first two trips per day, and pay nothing for additional trips.[6] They pay $1.62 per trip with tokens.[7]
The bridge is owned by the City of New York and operated by the TBTA, an affiliate agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
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