Blue sky view, from Circle Line Cruise, East Channel East River to Queensboro Bridge, Roosevelt Island Bridge, Astoria, New York
The Queensboro Bridge is a double cantilever bridge spanning the East River from Manhattan to Queens via Roosevelt Island. It was competed in 1909, at a cost of $18 million and 50 lives. It has 10 lanes (4 upper and 6 lower). An aerial tramway, opened in 1976 and modernised in 2010, runs along the north side of the bridge. Two cabins, connecting Roosevelt and Manhattan Islands, run at 15 minute intervals (continuously at rush hour periods) between am and am ( am at weekends). Each cabin, with benches at either end, but no seats, has the capacity to carry 110 people at an average speed of mph ( kph). Roosevelt Island divides the East River into East and West Channels. Most ships use the West Channel, on the far left of the view. The Roosevelt Island Lift Bridge, spanning the East Channel of the East River, in the background of the view, connects Roosevelt island with Queens, and is the sole route to the island for vehicular and foot traffic. The bridge was built 1952-55 at a cost of $6. 5 million. When open, it has a vertical clearance of 30m (100 ft). The bridge is 12m (40 ft) wide, with the main span approaching 127m (418 ft). It is rarely opened as most ships use the West Channel, on the west side of Roosevelt Island. The 1296 MW Astoria Gas Generating Station, on the Queens shoreline, has been operational since 1962.
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Location: East Channel East River, south of Queensboro Bridge and Roosevelt island Bridge, New York City, USA
Photo credit: © robert harrison / Alamy / Afripics
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