Queensboro Bridge and the Roosevelt Island Tramway
A walk across the 59th Street Bridge to Long Island City, New York City, New York, USA
(Photos Dec 2008, updated March 2010, ©urban75)
The Queensboro Bridge, also known as the 59th Street Bridge, is a cantilever bridge spanning the East River.
Completed in 1909, it connects Long Island City, Queens with Manhattan, passing over Roosevelt Island.
![P.S.1 MoMA Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, Queens, New York City: contemporary art institution](images/queensboro-bridge-roosevelt-tram-01.jpg)
The Roosevelt Island Tramway carries passengers over 1st Avenue. The station is just to the left of this picture.
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Heading to the pedestrian entrance for the Queensboro Bridge.
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Walking over the bridge. It's one of the quietest pedestrians bridges out of Manhattan.
![P.S.1 MoMA Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, Queens, New York City: contemporary art institution](images/queensboro-bridge-roosevelt-tram-06.jpg)
Roosevelt Island Tramway cars #1 and #2 pass overhead.
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View from the bridge.
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The tramway runs parallel with the north side of the Queensboro Bridge.
![P.S.1 MoMA Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, Queens, New York City: contemporary art institution](images/queensboro-bridge-roosevelt-tram-08.jpg)
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Looking north from the bridge.
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Passing over the S Street Viaduct.
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Looking over the East River, with Roosevelt Island to the right.
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Looking south west towards Brooklyn, with Manhattan to the right.
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Roosevelt Island with a tramway pylon.
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'Luxury Condo's' on Roosevelt Island.
![P.S.1 MoMA Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, Queens, New York City: contemporary art institution](images/queensboro-bridge-roosevelt-tram-16.jpg)
The four chimneys of the Transcanada Ravenswood power plant in Queens.
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Into Long Island City, Queens, passing the Queensbridge Houses.
Opened in 1939 and the largest public housing development in North America, the 3,142-unit complex is owned by the New York City Housing Authority, and houses around 7,000 people.
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Looking back along the walkway. Not a soul in sight!
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A subway train passes by.
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Towards Queens Plaza.
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It's a short walk to
PS1 Contemporary Art Center from the bridge - and just around the corner is the 5Pointz graffiti art 'mecca.'
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