General Information
| Other name(s): | New Vernon Avenue Bridge |
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| Beginning of works: | 1947 |
| Completion: | 10 September 1954 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Double-leaf bascule bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Road bridge |
| Material: |
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Location
| Location: |
Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, New York, USA Long Island City, Queens, New York, New York, USA |
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| Crosses: |
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| Location description: |
Spans Newtown Creek between McGuinness Boulevard, Greenpoint, and 11th Street, Long Island City. Also spans New York & Atlantic Railroad and Queens-Midtown Tunnel toll plaza. |
| Coordinates: | 40° 44' 21" N 73° 57' 9" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 860 m | |
| bascule span | length | 54 m |
| deck | roadway / carriageway width | 20.2 m |
| walkway width | 2.4 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | United States dollar 9 664 446.25 |
Materials
| piers |
reinforced concrete
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| bascule span |
steel
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| deck girder spans |
steel
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| half-through girder spans |
steel
|
Chronology
| 10 September 1954 | Opening ceremony. |
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Notes
The bridge has paired double-leaf bascule spans, deck girders, and half-through girders.
Named for Casimir Pulaski, Polish commander who aided in American war of independence from Britain. The bascule leaves have parallel-counterweight design, and are protected by yielding cable-type traffic barriers, both similar to designs of Joseph B. Strauss, the patents for which had expired by the time of construction. Also painted a similar color to that of the Golden Gate Bridge.
Participants
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- Bridge Linking Greenpoint Section of Brooklyn and Long Island City is Opened. In: New York Times, 11.09.1954.
- : Brooklyn-Queens Span Will Be Opened Sept. 10. In: New York Herald Tribune, 02.09.1954.
- New Pulaski Span Will Open Friday. In: New York Times, 07.09.1954.
- (1956): Le pont basculant Pulaski, reliant, sur le Newtown Creek, à New York, les quartiers de Queens et de Brooklyn. In: La Technique des Travaux, v. 32, n. 1-2 (January 1956), pp. 57-65.
- (2002): Pulaski Bridge over Newtown Creek. Presented at: Society of Industrial Archeology 31st Annual Conference, pp. 76.
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20007972 - Published on:
03/02/2003 - Last updated on:
02/10/2019
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