Triborough Bridge

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bridge complex toll bridge

The Triborough Bridge, now officially known as the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, is a major New York City bridge complex connecting Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx and serving as a key transportation hub in the city’s highway system.

Aliases (2)

Triboro Bridge ×1
Triborough Bridge (design involvement) ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bridge complex → toll bridge →
architect	Aymar Embury II →
carries	bicycles → motor vehicles → pedestrians →
category	Bridges in New York City →
connects	Manhattan → Queens → The Bronx →
connectsNeighborhood	Astoria, Queens → East Harlem, Manhattan → Mott Haven, Bronx →
constructionStartDate	1929 →
country	United States →
crosses	Bronx Kill → East River → Harlem River →
designedBy	Othmar Ammann →
formerName	Triborough Bridge →
hasComponent	Bronx span → Manhattan span → Queens span → Randalls Island junction →
hasLaneCount	8 →
listedIn	National Register of Historic Places →
locatedIn	New York City → New York State → United States →
maintainedBy	MTA Bridges and Tunnels →
namedAfter	Robert F. Kennedy →
NRHPListingDate	1982 →
numberOfSpans	3 →
officialName	Robert F. Kennedy Bridge →
opened	1936-07-11 →
openedBy	Robert F. Wagner Sr. →
openedToTraffic	1936 →
ownedBy	Metropolitan Transportation Authority →
partOf	Interstate 278 NERFINISHED → New York City highway system →
projectLedBy	Robert Moses →
renamed	2008 →
shortName	RFK Bridge →
structureType	suspension bridge → truss bridge → viaduct →
terminusOn	Randalls Island → Wards Island →
toll	yes →
tollCollection	electronic tolling →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Public Works Administration → Public Works Administration → Public Works Administration →	notableProject
Robert F. Kennedy Bridge → Triborough Bridge →	formerName
David B. Steinman ("Triborough Bridge (design involvement)") → Othmar Ammann →	notableWork
Robert F. Kennedy Bridge ("Triboro Bridge") →	alsoKnownAs
Othmar Ammann →	designed
American Bridge Company →	hasNotableProject
Robert F. Kennedy Bridge →	renamedFrom
Major Deegan Expressway →	terminusSouth