Welfare Island Bridge
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Welfare Island Bridge is the former name of the Roosevelt Island Bridge, a lift bridge in New York City that connects Roosevelt Island to Queens over the East River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Welfare Island Bridge canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lift bridge
ⓘ
road bridge ⓘ steel bridge ⓘ |
| accessRestriction | motor vehicles and pedestrians only ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Roosevelt Island Bridge (after renaming) ⓘ |
| carries |
pedestrian traffic
ⓘ
vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| category |
Bridges in New York City
ⓘ
Road bridges in New York City ⓘ Vertical-lift bridges in the United States ⓘ |
| connects |
Queens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roosevelt Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Main Street (Roosevelt Island)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vernon Boulevard (Queens) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStarted | 1952 ⓘ |
| crosses | East River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossesBetween | Roosevelt Island in Manhattan and Astoria in Queens ⓘ |
| formerName | Welfare Island Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Roosevelt Island Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDesign | vertical-lift ⓘ |
| hasFunction | local traffic connection between Roosevelt Island and Queens ⓘ |
| hasLiftSpan | yes ⓘ |
| hasTrafficLanes | 2 ⓘ |
| historicalContext | built to provide direct vehicular access to Welfare Island ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York City
ⓘ
New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| maintainedBy | New York City Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Welfare Island (former name of Roosevelt Island) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navigationClearanceAdjustable | yes ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Astoria, Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialNameChangedTo | Roosevelt Island Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1955 ⓘ |
| owner |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
City of New York
|
| partOf | New York City bridge network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providesAccessTo |
Roosevelt Island commercial areas
ⓘ
Roosevelt Island public facilities ⓘ Roosevelt Island residential areas ⓘ |
| region |
Borough of Manhattan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Borough of Queens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamingReason | Welfare Island renamed to Roosevelt Island ⓘ |
| replaced | Roosevelt Island aerial tramway as primary vehicular access NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spans | East Channel of the East River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structureMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| toll | no ⓘ |
| waterway | East River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.