The Kosciuszko Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge
over Newtown Creek in New York City, connecting Greenpoint in Brooklyn to Maspeth in Queens. The bridge consists of a pair of
cable-stayed bridge spans: the eastbound span opened in April 2017, while the westbound span opened in August 2019.
The "H"-shaped concrete towers anchoring the cable stays that will support the bridge are nearly 250 feet tall, and can already be seen from across the East River, in Manhattan. The Brooklyn-bound second-phase roadway will have four traffic lanes, a shoulder, and a 20-foot-wide boulevard for cyclists and pedestrians. All told, the new bridge has been designed for a 100-year lifespan, good news for the estimated 9 million people that are predicted to live in New York City by 2040.
The crossing is part of the Brookly Queens Expressway (BQE), which carries Interstate 278. The bridge was renamed after Polish military leader Tadeusz Kociuszko, who fought alongside the Americans in the American Revolutionary War. |
