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East River
The East River is a tidal strait in New York City. It connects Upper New York Bay on its south end to Long Island Sound on its north end. It separates Long Island (including the boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn) from the island of Manhattan and the Bronx on the North American mainland. In reference...
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Brooklyn Bridge
The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the oldest suspension bridges in the United States, stretching 5,989 feet (1825 m) over the East River, connecting the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Upon completion in 1883, it was the longest...
Area:
- 0.08094 km² (0.031251 mi² )
Queensboro Bridge
The Queensboro Bridge, also known as the 59th Street Bridge, is a cantilever bridge over the East River in New York City that was completed in 1909. It connects the neighborhood of Long Island City in the borough of Queens with Manhattan, passing...
Area:
- 0.10522 km² (0.040626 mi² )
Throgs Neck Bridge
The Throgs Neck Bridge is a suspension bridge opened on January 11, 1961, which carries Interstate 295 over the East River where it meets the Long Island Sound. The bridge connects the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx with the Bayside section of...
Triborough Bridge
The Robert F. Kennedy Bridge better known as the Triborough Bridge is a complex of three separate bridges in New York City, United States. Spanning the Harlem River, the Bronx Kill, and the Hell Gate (part of the East River), the bridges connect the...
Hell Gate Bridge
The Hell Gate Bridge (originally the New York Connecting Railroad Bridge or The East River Arch Bridge) is a 1,017-foot (310 m) steel arch railroad bridge between Astoria in the borough of Queens and Randall's and Ward's Islands (which are now...
Manhattan Bridge
The Manhattan Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the East River in New York City, connecting Lower Manhattan (at Canal Street) with Brooklyn (at Flatbush Avenue Extension) on Long Island. It was the last of the three suspension bridges built...
Area:
- 0.06475 km² (0.025001 mi² )
Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel
The Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel is a toll road in New York City which crosses under the East River at its mouth, connecting the Borough of Brooklyn on Long Island with the Borough of Manhattan. The tunnel nearly passes underneath Governors Island, but...
Queens Midtown Tunnel
The Queens–Midtown Tunnel (sometimes simply known as the Midtown Tunnel) is a toll road in New York City. It crosses under the East River and connects the Borough of Queens (at the Long Island City terminus of I-495, the Long Island Expressway) on...
Williamsburg Bridge
The Williamsburg Bridge is a suspension bridge in New York City across the East River connecting the Lower East Side of Manhattan at Delancey Street with the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn on Long Island at Broadway near the Brooklyn-Queens...
Bronx Whitestone Bridge
The Bronx–Whitestone Bridge (colloquially referred to as the Whitestone Bridge or simply the Whitestone) is a suspension bridge in New York City that crosses the East River and connects the boroughs of Queens on Long Island and The Bronx via...
Steinway Tunnel
The Steinway Tunnel carries the 7 train of the New York City Subway under the East River between 42nd Street in Manhattan and 51st Avenue in Long Island City, Queens, in New York City. It was originally designed and built as an interurban trolley...
Roosevelt Island Bridge
The Roosevelt Island Bridge is a lift bridge that connects Roosevelt Island to Astoria, Queens in Queens, crossing the East Channel of the East River. It is the sole route to the island for vehicular and foot traffic (without using public...
Joralemon Street Tunnel
The Joralemon Street Tunnel carries the 4 and 5 trains of the IRT Lexington Avenue Line of the New York City Subway under the East River from the Bowling Green neighborhood (State Street) in Manhattan to Joralemon Street and Willow Place in Brooklyn...
Area:
- 0.01336 km² (0.0051564 mi² )
Montague Street Tunnel
The Montague Street Tunnel carries the M and R trains of the New York City Subway under the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. It opened to revenue service on Sunday, August 1, 1920 at 2am with a holiday schedule, the same...
Clark Street Tunnel
The Clark Street Tunnel carries the 2 and 3 trains of the New York City Subway under the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. It was opened for revenue service on Tuesday, April 15, 1919, relieving crowding on the Joralemon...
Cranberry Street Tunnel
The Cranberry Street Tunnel carries the A and C trains of the New York City Subway under the East River between the Broadway–Nassau Street Station in Manhattan and the High Street–Brooklyn Bridge Station in Brooklyn. Its Brooklyn ventilation shaft...
Rutgers Street Tunnel
The Rutgers Street Tunnel carries the F trains of the New York City Subway under the East River between the East Broadway Station in Manhattan, New York and the York Street Station in Brooklyn, New York. The tunnel and the York Street Station in...
14th Street Tunnel
The 14th Street Tunnel carries the L train of the New York City Subway under the East River between the New York City boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn.
53rd Street Tunnel
The 53rd Street Tunnel carries the IND Queens Boulevard Line (currently the E and V trains) of the New York City Subway under the East River and Roosevelt Island between Manhattan and Queens, New York City.
The tunnel begins under 53rd Street in...
60th Street Tunnel
The 60th Street Tunnel carries the N, R, and W trains of the New York City Subway under the East River and Roosevelt Island between Manhattan and Queens.
The tunnel was built as part of the Dual Contracts period of New York City subway construction....
63rd Street Tunnel
The 63rd Street Tunnel currently carries the IND 63rd Street Line of the New York City Subway under the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Queens. It is the newest of the East River tunnels, and the newest river crossing in the New...
Rikers Island Bridge
Rikers Island Bridge (officially named Francis R. Buono Memorial Bridge) connects Rikers Island to the borough of Queens in New York City. The bridge begins in the Steinway neighborhood of Queens near the intersection of Hazen Street and 19th Avenue...
