Pulaski Bridge
The Pulaski Bridge in New York City connects Long Island City in Queens to Greenpoint in Brooklyn over Newtown Creek. It was named after Polish military commander and American Revolutionary War fighter Casimir Pulaski in homage to the large Polish-American population in Greenpoint.
Jim.henderson, Public domain.- Bridge
- …lies at an elevation of -20 feet (-6 metres)
- …is also known as “Pulaski Bascule Bridge”
- Description: bridge between Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, USA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include United Nations Headquarters and Hunterspoint Avenue station.
United Nations Headquarters
The headquarters of the United Nations… United Nations Headquarters is situated 1 mile northwest of Pulaski Bridge.
Hunterspoint Avenue station
Hunterspoint Avenue is a station on the Main Line… Hunterspoint Avenue station is situated 1,600 feet northeast of Pulaski Bridge.
Vernon Boulevard–Jackson Avenue station
The Vernon Boulevard–Jackson Avenue station… Vernon Boulevard–Jackson Avenue station is situated 1,200 feet north of Pulaski Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Long Island City and Astoria and Blissville.
Long Island City and Astoria
Long Island City is a neighborhood within the New York City borough of Queens.
Blissville
Neighborhood
Long Island City is a neighborhood within the New York City borough of Queens.
Sunnyside
Sunnyside is a neighborhood in the western portion of the New York City borough of Queens.
Pulaski Bridge
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Latitude
40.73954° or 40° 44′ 22″ north
Longitude
-73.9523° or 73° 57′ 8″ west
Open location code
87G8P2QX+R3
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OpenStreetMap feature
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Uzbek—“Pulaski Bridge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “普拉斯基大橋”
- Chinese: “普瓦斯基橋”
- French: “Pulaski Bridge”
- German: “Pulaski Bridge”
- Greek: “Γέφυρα Πουλάσκι”
- Hebrew: “גשר פולאסקי”
- Japanese: “プラスキー 橋”
- Japanese: “プラスキ橋”
- Kara-Kalpak: “Pulaski kópiri”
- Polish: “Pulaski Bridge”
- Spanish: “Puente Pulaski”
- Uzbek: “Pulaski koʻprigi”
Localities in the Area
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