Triborough Bridge

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The Triborough Bridge, now officially known as the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, is a major New York City bridge complex connecting Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx and serving as a key transportation hub in the city’s highway system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bridge complex
toll bridge
architect Aymar Embury II
carries bicycles
motor vehicles
pedestrians
category Bridges in New York City
connects Manhattan
Queens
The Bronx
connectsNeighborhood Astoria, Queens
East Harlem, Manhattan
linked to: East Harlem

Mott Haven, Bronx
constructionStartDate 1929
country United States
crosses Bronx Kill
East River
Harlem River
designedBy Othmar Ammann
formerName Triborough Bridge
hasComponent Bronx span
Manhattan span
linked to: Manhattan

Queens span
Randalls Island junction
hasLaneCount 8
listedIn National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn New York City
New York State
linked to: New York

United States
maintainedBy MTA Bridges and Tunnels
namedAfter Robert F. Kennedy
NRHPListingDate 1982
numberOfSpans 3
officialName Robert F. Kennedy Bridge
opened 1936-07-11
openedBy Robert F. Wagner Sr.
linked to: Robert F. Wagner
openedToTraffic 1936
ownedBy Metropolitan Transportation Authority
partOf Interstate 278
New York City highway system
projectLedBy Robert Moses
renamed 2008
shortName RFK Bridge
structureType suspension bridge
truss bridge
viaduct
terminusOn Randalls Island
Wards Island
toll yes
tollCollection electronic tolling

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Public Works Administration notableProject Triborough Bridge
Public Works Administration notableProject Triborough Bridge
subject linked to: PWA
Public Works Administration notableProject Triborough Bridge
Othmar Ammann notableWork Triborough Bridge
Othmar Ammann designed Triborough Bridge
Robert F. Kennedy Bridge formerName Triborough Bridge
Robert F. Kennedy Bridge alsoKnownAs Triboro Bridge
linked to: Triborough Bridge
Robert F. Kennedy Bridge renamedFrom Triborough Bridge
Triborough Bridge formerName Triborough Bridge
Major Deegan Expressway terminusSouth Triborough Bridge
American Bridge Company hasNotableProject Triborough Bridge
M60 SBS usesBridge Triborough Bridge
David B. Steinman notableWork Triborough Bridge (design involvement)
linked to: Triborough Bridge
East River bridges hasPart Triborough Bridge
Harlem River crossings include Triborough Bridge
Robert Moses notableWork Triborough Bridge
Othmar Ammann notableWork Triborough Bridge
subject linked to: Othmar
Grand Central Parkway connectsTo Triborough Bridge
RFK Bridge formerName Triborough Bridge