Robert F. Kennedy Bridge

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The Robert F. Kennedy Bridge is a major New York City toll bridge complex connecting Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx across the East River and surrounding waterways.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf New York City landmark
bridge complex
suspension bridge
toll bridge
alsoKnownAs Triborough Bridge
surface form: Triboro Bridge
carries Interstate 278 NERFINISHED
New York State Route 1A
New York State Route 25
bicycle traffic
pedestrian traffic
vehicular traffic
connects Manhattan
Queens
The Bronx
connectsBorough Manhattan
Queens
The Bronx
constructionStarted 1933
country United States of America
crosses Bronx Kill
East River
Harlem River
designedBy Aymar Embury II
Othmar Ammann
formerName Triborough Bridge
hasComponent Bronx span
Manhattan span
Queens span
Randalls Island junction
hasType multi-span bridge complex
locatedIn New York City
New York
surface form: New York State
maintainedBy Metropolitan Transportation Authority
surface form: MTA Bridges and Tunnels
namedAfter Robert F. Kennedy
opened 1936
openedToTraffic July 11, 1936
owner Metropolitan Transportation Authority
partOf MTA Bridges and Tunnels network
passesThrough Randalls Island
Wards Island
plannedBy Robert Moses
region New York Harbor estuarine system
surface form: East River and adjacent waterways
renamed 2008
renamedFrom Triborough Bridge
significance major traffic artery in New York City
toll yes
tollCollection electronic tolling
tollSystem E-ZPass
surface form: E‑ZPass

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Long Island connectedBy Robert F. Kennedy Bridge
Harlem River crossedBy Robert F. Kennedy Bridge
Hell Gate crossedBy Robert F. Kennedy Bridge
Randalls Island crossedBy Robert F. Kennedy Bridge
Triborough Bridge officialName Robert F. Kennedy Bridge
Major Deegan Expressway terminusSouth Robert F. Kennedy Bridge