Borden Avenue Bridge

Borden Avenue Bridge
Borden Avenue Bridge in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens, NYC
Coordinates 40°44′21″N 73°56′34″W / 40.7391°N 73.9427°W / 40.7391; -73.9427Coordinates: 40°44′21″N 73°56′34″W / 40.7391°N 73.9427°W / 40.7391; -73.9427
Carries 2 lanes for vehicle traffic and 2 walkways
Crosses Dutch Kills, a tributary of Newtown Creek
Locale New York City (Queens)
Maintained by New York City Department of Transportation
Characteristics
Design Retractable bridge
Total length 168 ft 6 in (51.4 m)[1]
Width 33.8 ft (10.3 m)[1]
Longest span 84 ft (26 m)[1]
Clearance below 1.5 m (4.9 ft) high tide, 2.7 m (8.9 ft) low tide
History
Engineering design by Edward Abraham Byrne
Opened March 25, 1908 (1908-03-25)
Statistics
Daily traffic 14,863 (2016)[2]
Toll Free

The Borden Avenue Bridge is a retractable bridge in New York City,[3] in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens. It carries vehicular and pedestrian traffic across Dutch Kills, a tidal waterway that is a tributary of Newtown Creek.[4] The main span is 84 feet (26 metres) long, and it retracts by sliding on rails. It was last retracted to allow marine traffic to pass in 2005.[4] It was designed by Edward Abraham Byrne and opened on March 25, 1908.[3]

The Borden Avenue bridge is one of four remaining retractable bridges in the United States. The only other one in New York City is the Carroll Street Bridge.[3]

Borden Avenue Bridge in 2014, showing keeper's house and iron gates.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Borden Avenue Bridge". Bridgehunter.com. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  2. ↑ "New York City Bridge Traffic Volumes" (PDF). New York City Department of Transportation. 2016. p. 10. Retrieved June 30, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "NYC DOT - Bridges - Newtown Creek". www.nyc.gov.
  4. 1 2 "BORDEN AVENUE BRIDGE - Forgotten New York". forgotten-ny.com.


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