Greenpoint Avenue Bridge, Bascule bridge in Brooklyn, United States.
The Greenpoint Avenue Bridge connects the neighborhoods of Greenpoint in Brooklyn and Blissville in Queens across Newtown Creek with four traffic lanes.
The current steel structure, completed in 1987, represents the sixth bridge at this location, following the original Blissville Bridge constructed in the 1850s.
The bridge bears the name J.J. Byrne Memorial Bridge, commemorating the Brooklyn Borough President who served from 1926 until his death in 1930.
The structure provides passage for 31,622 vehicles daily and includes dedicated lanes for cyclists plus sidewalks measuring 4.0 meters and 3.7 meters on each side.
The double-leaf trunnion mechanism raises to create a 45.4-meter horizontal clearance for water vessels, with varying vertical clearances during high and low tides.
Location: Brooklyn
Official opening: 1987
Website: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/bridges/green.shtml
Made from material: steel
Website: http://nyc.gov/html/dot/html/bridges/green.shtml
GPS coordinates: 40.73330,-73.94040
Latest update: March 6, 2025 11:08
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