Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge

The Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge stretches 1,225 meters across Rockaway Inlet, connecting Brooklyn to the Rockaway Peninsula through four traffic lanes.

The bridge construction started in 1936 under designer David Steinman, requiring extensive preparation including the relocation of Barren Island residents for its landing site.

The bridge received its current name in 1978 to honor Gil Hodges, marking it as one of the first transportation structures named after a baseball figure.

The bridge features a steel lift span that rises 95 feet in two minutes, allowing vessels to pass underneath with a clearance of 150 feet.

At its inauguration in 1937, this structure contained the longest vertical-lift span used for vehicles worldwide, carrying 1.7 million vehicles in its first year.

Location: Queens

Location: Brooklyn

Official opening: July 3, 1937

Length: 1,225.9 m

Longest Span: 164.6 m

Website: http://web.mta.info/bandt/html/marine.html

GPS coordinates: 40.57344,-73.88494

Latest update: November 28, 2025 14:29