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Newtown Creek bridges, the Glossary

Index Newtown Creek bridges

Newtown Creek is a body tributary of the East River in New York City, whose main flow also serves as a part of the border between Brooklyn and Queens.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 21 relations: Bascule bridge, Borden Avenue Bridge, Brooklyn, Bushwick Branch, East River, East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Greenpoint Avenue Bridge, Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Interstate 278, Kosciuszko Bridge, Long Island City, Long Island Rail Road, Maspeth, Queens, Montauk Branch, Montauk Cutoff, New York City, Newtown Creek, Pulaski Bridge, Queens, Retractable bridge, Swing bridge.

  2. Bridges in Brooklyn
  3. Pedestrian bridges in New York City
  4. Road bridges in New York City

Bascule bridge

A bascule bridge (also referred to as a drawbridge or a lifting bridge) is a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances a span, or leaf, throughout its upward swing to provide clearance for boat traffic.

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Borden Avenue Bridge

The Borden Avenue Bridge is a retractable bridge in New York City, in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens. Newtown Creek bridges and Borden Avenue Bridge are long Island City and Road bridges in New York City.

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn is a borough of New York City.

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Bushwick Branch

The Bushwick Branch, also called the Bushwick Lead Track, is a freight railroad branch in New York City.

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East River

The East River is a saltwater tidal estuary or strait in New York City.

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East Williamsburg, Brooklyn

East Williamsburg is a name for the area in the northwestern portion of Brooklyn, New York City, United States.

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Greenpoint Avenue Bridge

The Greenpoint Avenue Bridge is a drawbridge that carries Greenpoint Avenue across Newtown Creek between the neighborhoods of Greenpoint, Brooklyn and Blissville, Queens in New York City. Newtown Creek bridges and Greenpoint Avenue Bridge are bridges in Brooklyn, Pedestrian bridges in New York City and Road bridges in New York City.

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Greenpoint, Brooklyn

Greenpoint is the northernmost neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, in the U.S. state of New York.

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Interstate 278

Interstate 278 (I-278) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway in New Jersey and New York in the United States.

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Kosciuszko Bridge

The Kosciuszko Bridge, originally known as the Meeker Avenue Bridge, is a cable-stayed bridge over Newtown Creek in New York City, connecting Greenpoint in Brooklyn to Maspeth in Queens. Newtown Creek bridges and Kosciuszko Bridge are bridges in Brooklyn and Road bridges in New York City.

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Long Island City

Long Island City (LIC) is a residential and commercial neighborhood on the western tip of Queens, a borough in New York City in the United States.

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Long Island Rail Road

The Long Island Rail Road, often abbreviated as the LIRR, is a railroad in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of New York, stretching from Manhattan to the eastern tip of Suffolk County on Long Island.

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Maspeth, Queens

Maspeth is a residential and commercial community in the borough of Queens in New York City.

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Montauk Branch

The Montauk Branch is a rail line owned and operated by the Long Island Rail Road in the U.S. state of New York.

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Montauk Cutoff

The Montauk Cutoff is an abandoned railway in Long Island City, Queens, New York City, that connected the Long Island Rail Road's Main Line and Lower Montauk Branch. Newtown Creek bridges and Montauk Cutoff are long Island City.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Newtown Creek

Newtown Creek, a long tributary of the East River, is an estuary that forms part of the border between the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, in New York City.

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Pulaski Bridge

The Pulaski Bridge in New York City connects Long Island City in Queens to Greenpoint in Brooklyn over Newtown Creek. Newtown Creek bridges and Pulaski Bridge are bridges in Brooklyn, long Island City, Pedestrian bridges in New York City and Road bridges in New York City.

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Queens

Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York.

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Retractable bridge

A retractable bridge is a type of moveable bridge in which the deck can be rolled or slid backwards to open a gap while traffic crosses, usually a ship on a waterway.

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Swing bridge

A swing bridge (or swing span bridge) is a movable bridge that can be rotated horizontally around a vertical axis.

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See also

Bridges in Brooklyn

Pedestrian bridges in New York City

Road bridges in New York City

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newtown_Creek_bridges