Can you run on the Queensboro Bridge?

This is a very popular area for road biking, running, and walking, so you'll likely encounter other people while exploring. Dogs are welcome, but must be on a leash. The Queensboro Bridge Path crosses over the East River connecting Manhattan and Queens crossing over Roosevelt Island.



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Unlike The Brooklyn Bridge, the Queensboro Bridge has two levels and supports its weight with 5 cantilever posts. A cantilever is an anchored vertical post that can support two long arms that reach across each section of the bridge.

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The Queensboro Bridge was the longest cantilever span in North America (1,182 feet) from 1909 until the Quebec Bridge opened in 1917 and the longest in the United States until 1930.

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To access the island by foot you have to cross the Queensboro Bridge over the island to Queens and then double back — about 1.6 miles. More direct access is via tram or subway. The guide below has more details on access and running/walking options. About 4 miles around the perimeter of Roosevelt Park.

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Just two months after Elinor Smith, at 16, became the youngest licensed pilot, she attempted a stunt no pilot had done before — or since. On Oct. 21, 1928, after turning 17, Smith flew a small plane under the Queensboro, Williamsburg, Manhattan and Brooklyn bridges.

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Initially the bridge was known as Blackwell's Island Bridge. Blackwell's Island is what Roosevelt Island used to be called. In 2011 the bridge was renamed the ''Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge'' after Ed Koch, who had served three terms as mayor of New York City between 1978-1990.

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