Throgs Neck Bridge
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|bridge_name= Throgs Neck Bridge
|image= Throgs Neck Bridge from the air.jpg
|caption= Aerial view of the Throgs Neck Bridge
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|carries= 6 lanes of [[Interstate 295 (New York)|I-295]]
|crosses= [[East River]]
|locale= [[Throgs Neck]], [[the Bronx]], and [[Bayside, Queens]] in [[New York City]]
|maint= [[Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority]] (of the [[Metropolitan Transportation Authority (New York)|MTA]])
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|design= [[Suspension bridge]]
|mainspan= 548.64 meters (1,800 feet)
|length= 886.97 meters (2,910 feet)
|width=
|clearance=142 feet (43.3 m)
|below=
|traffic= 114,400<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nysdot.gov/portal/page/portal/divisions/engineering/technical-services/hds-respository/appendixctdr.pdf | accessdate=2007-05-05 | title=2005 NYSDOT Traffic Data Report: AADT Values for Select Toll Facilities}}</ref>
|open= [[January 11]], [[1961]]
|closed=
|toll= $5.00 as of March 16, 2008 (both directions per car in cash); $0.50 discount available with [[E-ZPass]]
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|lat=40.8059
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The '''Throgs Neck Bridge''' is a [[suspension bridge]] opened on [[January 11]], [[1961]] carrying [[Interstate 295 (New York)|Interstate 295]] over the East River where it meets the [[Long Island Sound]]. The bridge connects the [[Throgs Neck]] section of [[the Bronx]] with the [[Bayside, Queens|Bayside]] section of [[Queens]]. It is the newest bridge across the [[East River]] and was built to relieve traffic on the adjacent [[Bronx-Whitestone Bridge|Whitestone Bridge]] which opened in 1939.
==History==
The Throgs Neck Bridge was planned and managed by [[Robert Moses]]. His first plan for a Throgs Neck span dates back to 1945, six years after his last project, the [[Bronx-Whitestone Bridge]], was completed two miles to the west. This bridge was one of the few not intended for the Belt System of highways wrapping around Queens and Brooklyn. Moses commissioned famed New York City bridge designer [[Othmar Ammann]]. Ammann was the man behind the [[George Washington Bridge|George Washington]], [[Bronx-Whitestone Bridge|Bronx-Whitestone]], [[Verrazano-Narrows Bridge|Verrazano-Narrows]], and [[Triborough Bridge|Triborough]] Bridges. This was Ammann's first long span job after [[1940]], which saw the collapse of the [[Tacoma Narrows Bridge|Tacoma Narrows Suspension Bridge]] in Washington State. Instead of employing a rather streamlined-looking plate-girder system, Ammann constructed his bridge with 28-foot deep stiffening trusses under the deck. These would weighten the bridge and allow any wind to simply blow through, instead of against, the bridge.
During planning stages, Ammann had to build long, curved approaches (increasing the length of the roadway) in order to allow for water traffic beneath the span. The shores of Bayside and Throgg's Neck are rather low, so to build a bridge right over the water without approaches would leave almost no clearance under the bridge. Deck-raising began at each tower until crews met at the center, extending out to the approach viaducts. During planning, the bridge received the [[Interstate 495 (New York)|I-495]] designation. During construction, the bridge became a part of [[Interstate 78|I-78]]. Not until 1971 did the Throgs Neck become a part of I-295. Late in the 20th century the area underneath the Queens approaches became Little Bay Park.
[[Image:Throgsneckbarge.JPG|thumb|left|Barge passes westward, as seen from [[Fort Schuyler, Bronx]]]]
[[Image:Throgs Neck Bridge from approach.JPG|thumb|left|As seen from The Bronx]]
[[Image:Stadium 006.jpg|thumb|left|The TNB with a boat passing by.]]
[[Image:Throgs Neck Bridge at Night.jpg|thumb|left|Throgs Neck Bridge at night]]
The span is 1800 feet (549 m) long, with an anchorage to anchorage total length of 2910 feet (887 m). The bridge was designed without non-motorized access of any kind. There are also no regularly scheduled buses.
As of [[March 16]], [[2008]], the crossing charge for a two-axle passenger vehicle is $5.00 charged in both directions, with a $0.50 discount for [[E-ZPass]] users. The crossing charge for a motorcycle is $2.00 charged in each direction, with a $0.25 discount for E-ZPass users.
The Throgs Neck Bridge is owned by the [[New York City|City of New York]] and operated by the [[Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority]], an affiliate agency of the MTA.
==The Bridge in Popular Culture==
The Throgs Neck span had its own segment on [[The History Channel]]'s special, ''Bridges of NYC''.
===Trucks restricted to overnight hours===
After a June 2005 inspection of the Throgs Neck Bridge, damage was found on the approach bridges, more severe away from the center median. Therefore, heavy trucks over 40 tons are permitted to use the bridge only between 11:00 PM and 5:00 AM, when traffic is lightest.
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.mta.info/bandt/html/throgs.htm Throgs Neck Bridge] at [http://www.mta.info/bandt/ MTA Bridges and Tunnels]
*[http://www.nycroads.com/crossings/throgs-neck/ Throgs Neck Bridge] at [http://www.nycroads.com nycroads.com]
* {{Structurae|id=s0000534|title=Throgs Neck Bridge}}
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|place = [[East River]]
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|upstream = [[Long Island Sound]]
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|downstream = [[Bronx Whitestone Bridge]]
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[[Category:Suspension bridges]]
[[Category:Bridges in New York]]
[[Category:Bridges in New York City]]
[[Category:Toll bridges in New York City]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 1961]]
[[Category:Robert Moses projects]]
[[Category:East River]]
[[Category:Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority]]
[[Category:Tolled sections of Interstate Highways]]
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