Kosciuszko Bridge
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The Kosciuszko Bridge is a modern cable-stayed bridge in New York City that carries traffic between Brooklyn and Queens, replacing an older truss bridge at the same site.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| original Kosciuszko Bridge | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bridge in New York City
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cable-stayed bridge ⓘ road bridge ⓘ |
| carries |
Brooklyn–Queens Expressway
NERFINISHED
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Interstate 278 NERFINISHED ⓘ vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| connects |
Greenpoint, Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
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Maspeth, Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionPhase | two-phase replacement project ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| crosses | Newtown Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demolitionOfOldBridgeCompleted | 2017 ⓘ |
| design | cable-stayed ⓘ |
| function | road transport over Newtown Creek ⓘ |
| hasApproachRoad | Brooklyn–Queens Expressway (BQE) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanes | multiple lanes in each direction ⓘ |
| hasToll | no ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lightingFeature | programmable LED lighting ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ Queens ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | New York State Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Tadeusz Kościuszko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForRole | Polish–American Revolutionary War hero Tadeusz Kościuszko ⓘ |
| numberOfSpans | 2 ⓘ |
| oldBridgeDemolishedBy | controlled demolition ⓘ |
| oldBridgeName | Kosciuszko Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oldBridgeOpened | 1939 ⓘ |
| oldBridgeType | steel truss bridge ⓘ |
| opened |
2017
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2019 ⓘ |
| openingDetail |
first new span opened to traffic in April 2017
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second span opened to traffic in 2019 ⓘ |
| partOf | New York City highway system ⓘ |
| partOfRoute | east–west traffic corridor in New York City ⓘ |
| projectType | infrastructure modernization project ⓘ |
| purpose |
improve traffic flow between Brooklyn and Queens
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replace aging infrastructure ⓘ |
| region | New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedStructureType | truss bridge ⓘ |
| replaces | original Kosciuszko Bridge ⓘ |
| structureReplaced | 1939 Kosciuszko Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trafficRole | major link between Brooklyn and Queens ⓘ |
| urbanArea | New York metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| urbanSetting | industrial area around Newtown Creek ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kosciuszko Bridge
this entity surface form:
original Kosciuszko Bridge