Roosevelt Island Bridge

The Roosevelt Island Bridge is a tower drive vertical lift bridge that connects in to in , crossing the East Channel of the .
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  • Bridge
  • …lies at an elevation of 16 feet (5 metres)
  • …is also known as “Welfare Island Bridge”
  • …stands 98 feet (30 metres) tall
  • Description: bridge between Roosevelt Island and Queens, New York

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge and Blackwell House.
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The Queensboro, officially the Ed Koch Queensboro… is situated 3,300 feet southwest of Roosevelt Island Bridge.
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is a historic house on in . is situated 1,900 feet southwest of Roosevelt Island Bridge.
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The is a historic… is situated 1,400 feet west of Roosevelt Island Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lenox Hill and Upper East Side.
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is a neighborhood on the of in .
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The of is one of the city's wealthiest districts.
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is a neighborhood in the western portion of the borough of .

Roosevelt Island Bridge

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Latitude
40.76327° or 40° 45′ 48″ north
Longitude
-73.94541° or 73° 56′ 44″ west
Open location code
87G8Q373+8R
Open­Street­Map ID
way 395985758
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Geo­Names ID
6350330
Wiki­data ID
Q282921

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Turkish—“Roosevelt Island Bridge” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ռուզվելտ կղզու կամուրջ”
  • Chinese: “羅斯福島橋”
  • Dutch: “Roosevelt Island Bridge”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كوبرى جزيرة روزفلت”
  • French: “pont de Roosevelt Island”
  • French: “Pont de Roosevelt Island”
  • German: “Roosevelt Island Bridge”
  • Hebrew: “גשר האי רוזוולט”
  • Japanese: “ルーズベルト・アイランド橋”
  • Russian: “Мост Острова Рузвельт”
  • Russian: “Мост острова Рузвельта”
  • Turkish: “Roosevelt Adası Köprüsü”
  • Turkish: “Roosevelt Island Bridge”

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