59th Street Bridge

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The 59th Street Bridge, officially known as the Queensboro Bridge, is a major cantilever bridge in New York City that spans the East River between Manhattan and Queens.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
59th Street Bridge canonical 4
Broadway Bridge 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cantilever bridge
road bridge
steel bridge
alsoKnownAs 59th Street Bridge
Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge
architect Henry Hornbostel
carries BMT Broadway Line
surface form: NYC Subway BMT Broadway Line

NYC Subway IRT lines historically
New York City Subway tracks
bicycle traffic
pedestrian traffic
vehicular traffic
connects Manhattan
Queens
constructionStartDate 1901
crosses East River
crossesBetween Long Island City
Midtown Manhattan
design cantilever
designer Gustav Lindenthal
engineer Leffert L. Buck
featuredInSong The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)
surface form: The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
featuredInWorkBy Simon & Garfunkel
hasBikeway yes
hasMainSpanLength about 1,182 feet
hasNumberOfLevels 2
hasNumberOfRoadways 5
hasPedestrianWalkway yes
hasTotalLength about 7,449 feet
hasTrafficDirection both directions
isLandmarkType iconic New York City bridge
isPartOfRoute New York State Route 25
Queens Boulevard approach
locatedInBorough Manhattan
Queens
locatedInCity New York City
locatedInCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInState New York
maintainedBy New York City Department of Transportation
material steel
namedAfter 59th Street in Manhattan
officialName Queensboro Bridge
opened 1909
openedToTraffic March 30, 1909
partOf New York City bridge system
passesOver Roosevelt Island
renamedInHonorOf Ed Koch
spans East River
surface form: East Channel of East River

East River
surface form: West Channel of East River
toll no toll for passenger cars

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Instruction
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- If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list.
- Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf".
- Do not get too wordy.
- Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: 59th Street Bridge
Description of subject: The 59th Street Bridge, officially known as the Queensboro Bridge, is a major cantilever bridge in New York City that spans the East River between Manhattan and Queens.

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Roosevelt Island Tramway nearbyLandmark 59th Street Bridge
Queensboro Bridge alsoKnownAs 59th Street Bridge
59th Street Bridge alsoKnownAs 59th Street Bridge
East River bridges hasPart 59th Street Bridge
this entity surface form: Broadway Bridge
Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge alsoKnownAs 59th Street Bridge