Whitestone Bridge
The Bronx–Whitestone Bridge is a suspension bridge in New York City, carrying six lanes of Interstate 678 over the East River. The bridge connects Throggs Neck and Ferry Point Park in the Bronx, on the East River's northern shore, with the Whitestone neighborhood of Queens on the southern shore.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in New York City
- Also known as: “Bronx–Whitestone Bridge”, “the Whitestone”, and “The Whitestone”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include State University of New York Maritime College and Throgs Neck Bridge.
State University of New York Maritime College
University
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The State University of New York Maritime College is a public maritime college in the Bronx, New York City. It is part of the State University of New York system. State University of New York Maritime College is situated 2 miles east of Whitestone Bridge.
Throgs Neck Bridge
Bridge
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The Throgs Neck Bridge is a suspension bridge in New York City, carrying six lanes of Interstate 295 over the East River where it meets the Long Island Sound. Throgs Neck Bridge is situated 2 miles east of Whitestone Bridge.
St. Frances de Chantal’s Church
Church
The Church of St. Frances de Chantal is a Roman Catholic parish church under the authority of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at Harding Avenue at Throggs Neck Blvd, Bronx, New York City. St. Frances de Chantal’s Church is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Whitestone Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whitestone and Malba.
Whitestone
Neighborhood
Whitestone is a residential neighborhood in the northernmost part of the New York City borough of Queens. The neighborhood proper is located between the East River to the north; College Point and Whitestone Expressway to the west; Flushing and 25th Avenue to the south; and Bayside and Francis Lewis Boulevard to the east.
Malba
Neighborhood
Whitestone is a residential neighborhood in the northernmost part of the New York City borough of Queens. The neighborhood proper is located between the East River to the north; College Point and Whitestone Expressway to the west; Flushing and 25th Avenue to the south; and Bayside and Francis Lewis Boulevard to the east.
College Point
Neighborhood
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College Point is a working-middle-class neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is bounded to the south by Whitestone Expressway and Flushing; to the east by 138th Street and Malba/Whitestone; to the north by the East River; and to the west by Flushing Bay.
Whitestone Bridge
- Categories: suspension bridge, road bridge, toll bridge, and transportation
- Location: Bronx, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.80331° or 40° 48′ 12″ northLongitude
-73.83055° or 73° 49′ 50″ westOpen location code
87G8R539+8QOpenStreetMap ID
way 392614465OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeGeoNames ID
5144401Wikidata ID
Q125543
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Whitestone Bridge” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Bronx-Whitestone zubia”
- Bengali: “ব্রঙ্কস–হোয়াইটস্টোন সেতু”
- Chinese: “布朗克斯白石大橋”
- Czech: “Bronx Whitestone Bridge”
- Czech: “Bronx–Whitestone Bridge”
- Dutch: “Bronx-Whitestone Bridge”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كوبرى برونكس وايتستون”
- French: “Pont de Bronx-Whitestone”
- French: “pont de Bronx–Whitestone”
- German: “Bronx-Whitestone Bridge”
- Hebrew: “גשר ברונקס וייטסטון”
- Japanese: “ブロンクス・ホワイトストーン橋”
- Japanese: “ホワイトストーン橋”
- Korean: “브롱크스-화이트스톤교”
- Russian: “Мост Бронкс — Уайтстоун”
- Spanish: “Puente Bronx-Whitestone”
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