Roosevelt Island Bridge

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Roosevelt Island Bridge is a lift bridge in New York City that connects Roosevelt Island to Queens, providing the island’s only direct vehicular access to the rest of the city.

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Roosevelt Island Bridge canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf lift bridge
road bridge
steel bridge
vertical-lift bridge
allows maritime traffic passage when lifted
alsoKnownAs Welfare Island Bridge
carries bicycles
motor vehicles
pedestrians
connects Astoria, Queens
Queens
Roosevelt Island
constructionBegan 1952
county Queens County
crosses East River
crossesBetween Roosevelt Island and Astoria
formerlyKnownAs Welfare Island Bridge
hasClearanceBelow approximately 40 feet (closed position)
hasDesign vertical-lift
hasFunction local traffic connection
hasLiftSpanLength 418 feet
hasNumberOfSpans 1
hasToll no
hasTotalLength approximately 2,877 feet
hasTrafficLanes 2
isEastOf Manhattan
isNorthOf Queensboro Bridge
isOnlyDirectVehicularAccessFor Roosevelt Island
isPublicInfrastructure yes
jurisdiction New York City
locatedIn New York City
New York
surface form: New York State

Queens
Roosevelt Island
United States of America
surface form: United States
maintainedBy New York City Department of Transportation
material steel
namedAfter Roosevelt Island
opened 1955
owner New York City
surface form: City of New York
partOf New York City bridge network
providesAccessTo Roosevelt Island
providesVehicularAccessTo Roosevelt Island
regionServed Queens
Roosevelt Island
replaced Roosevelt Island ferry service
roadCarried Roosevelt Island Bridge roadway

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Roosevelt Island hasLandmark Roosevelt Island Bridge
Roosevelt Island servedBy Roosevelt Island Bridge
Roosevelt Island connectedBy Roosevelt Island Bridge
East River bridges hasPart Roosevelt Island Bridge
Southpoint Park hasAccess Roosevelt Island Bridge