Brooklyn Heights cantilever section
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The Brooklyn Heights cantilever section is a distinctive triple-decked stretch of highway built into the side of Brooklyn Heights that carries the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway beneath the Brooklyn Heights Promenade.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cantilevered roadway
ⓘ
highway structure ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | East River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Brooklyn Heights Promenade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithProject | Brooklyn-Queens Expressway construction ⓘ |
| avoided | demolition of parts of Brooklyn Heights neighborhood ⓘ |
| carries | Brooklyn-Queens Expressway traffic ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedBy | Robert Moses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedTo | fit highway into existing urban fabric ⓘ |
| engineeringFeature | triple-deck cantilever design ⓘ |
| engineeringType | reinforced concrete cantilever ⓘ |
| facesIssue | structural deterioration ⓘ |
| hasLaneConfiguration | multiple lanes in each direction on separate levels ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Lower Manhattan skyline
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brooklyn Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerDecksUsedFor | vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| maintenanceBy | New York City Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Brooklyn Heights Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
iconic views from Brooklyn Heights Promenade
ⓘ
integration of highway and public promenade ⓘ |
| numberOfDecks | 3 ⓘ |
| opened | 1950s ⓘ |
| partOf |
Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interstate 278 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | to carry expressway traffic along the Brooklyn waterfront ⓘ |
| runsBeneath | Brooklyn Heights Promenade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyConcern | aging structure requiring rehabilitation or replacement ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Brooklyn-Queens Expressway reconstruction debates ⓘ |
| supportsStructure | Brooklyn Heights Promenade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trafficDirection | two-way expressway traffic on separate decks ⓘ |
| uppermostLevelUsedAs | public promenade deck ⓘ |
| urbanPlanningSignificance | example of mid-20th-century urban highway design ⓘ |
| visibleFrom | Brooklyn Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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