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.
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 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 bridgetwo roadways and two pedestrian walkways Greenpoint and Blissville Greenpoint Avenue 1850s,1900,1929,1987 Meeker Avenue Bridge (Penny Bridge) swing bridge two roadways and two walkwaysGreenpoint/East Williamsburg with Laurel Hill/Maspeth18941933 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, 2019Maspeth Ave Bridgehttps://historicmapworks.com/Map/US/2963/Plate+007/Queens+1909/New+York/unknownunknownMaspeth Avenue1876 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 swing bridge railway Greenpoint and Long Island City LIRR's Lower Montauk Branch Cabin M single-leaf bascule bridgerailway 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
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