Does the Queensboro Bridge have two levels?

The Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge has two levels: the upper level of the bridge has four lanes of vehicular traffic, and the lower level has five traffic lanes consisting of four inner roadways and a southern outer lane. The north outer roadway serves as a pedestrian and bicycle path.



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The Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge has two levels: the upper level of the bridge has four lanes of vehicular traffic, and the lower level has five traffic lanes consisting of four inner roadways and a southern outer lane.

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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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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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The Department of Transportation is responsible for maintaining Toll-Free Bridges in New York City. Some of the toll-free bridges within the City include: Brooklyn Bridge. Ed Koch Queensboro (59th Street) Bridge.

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NYC DOT owns, operates, and maintains 789 bridges and tunnels throughout New York, including the Brooklyn, Ed Koch Queensboro, Manhattan and Williamsburg Bridges, 24 movable bridges, and four tunnels. There are no tolls on bridges operated by NYC DOT.

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Actual main channel depths along the river vary; with a least depth of 24' or less at a few locations at the channel edges to a maximum depth of 108' being found mid-channel at the southern approach to Hell Gate.

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