Pulaski Bridge
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Pulaski Bridge | |
|---|---|
 View from downstream, looking East | |
| Coordinates | 40°44′21″N 73°57′9″W / 40.73917°N 73.95250°W |
| Carries | Five (5) lanes of motor vehicles, pedestrian/bicycle paths |
| Crosses | Newtown Creek |
| Locale | Brooklyn and Queens, New York City |
| Maintained by | New York City Department of Transportation |
| Followed by | Greenpoint Avenue Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Four-leaf bascule bridge |
| Material | Steel, reinforced concrete |
| Total length | 2,810 feet (860 m) |
| Longest span | 177 feet (54 m) |
| Clearance below | 39 feet (12 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | September 10, 1954 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 40,722 (2016)[1] |
| Location | |
 Interactive map of Pulaski Bridge | |
The Pulaski Bridge in New York City connects Long Island City in Queens to Greenpoint in Brooklyn over Newtown Creek. It was named after Polish military commander and American Revolutionary War fighter Casimir Pulaski in homage to the large Polish-American population in Greenpoint.[2] It connects 11th Street in Queens to McGuinness Boulevard (formerly Oakland Street) in Brooklyn.
Designed by Frederick Zurmuhlen, the Pulaski Bridge is a bascule bridge, a type of drawbridge. Its span crosses Newtown Creek, Long Island Rail Road tracks, and the entrance to the Queens-Midtown Tunnel from south to north. The bridge carries six lanes of traffic and a pedestrian sidewalk; the pedestrian sidewalk is on the west or downstream side of the bridge, and has views of the industrial areas surrounding Newtown Creek, the skyline of Manhattan, and of a number of other bridges, including the Williamsburg Bridge, the Queensboro Bridge, and the Kosciuszko Bridge. The bridge was reconstructed between 1991 and 1994.[3]
Located just over 13 miles (21 km) from the start of the New York City Marathon at the Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge, the Pulaski Bridge serves as the approximate halfway point in the race.[4]
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