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Roosevelt Island Bridge Viewed from the southwest in May, 2008 (c) 2008 by Michael Minn (michaelminn.com) |
Facts
- Overview
- Vertical lift bridge over East River at Roosevelt Island in New York
- Location
- New York, New York County, New York
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1955
- Design
- Vertical lift
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 418.0 ft.
Total length: 936.7 ft.
Deck width: 33.8 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.3 ft.
- Recognition
- Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.76167, -73.94694 (decimal degrees)
40°45'42" N, 73°56'49" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/588882/4512833 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Central Park
- Inventory numbers
- NY 2240640 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26444 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 12/2006)
- Deck condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 67.8 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2005)
- 8,497
Sources
- Michael Minn - bridgehunter [at] michaelminn [dot] com