| The Queensboro Bridge, also known as the 59th Street Bridge because its Manhattan end is
located between 59th and 60th Streets and officially named the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge. It is a cantilever
bridge over the East River in New York City. It connects the neighborhood of Long Island City in the borough of
Queens with the Upper East Side in Manhattan, passing over Roosevelt Island. The bridge was completed in 1909.
The Queensboro Bridge carries New York State Route 25, which terminates at the bridge's western
end in Manhattan,
and also once carried NY 24 and NY 25A. The western leg of the Queensboro Bridge is flanked on
its northern side
by the freestanding Roosevelt Island Tramway. The bridge was, for a long time, simply called the
Queensboro Bridge,
but in March 2011, the bridge was officially renamed in honor of former New York City mayor Ed Koch. |
