Rikers Island Bridge

Rikers Island Bridge is a girder bridge that connects in the borough of with the borough of in . The bridge begins in the area in , near the intersection of Hazen Street and 19th Avenue, and continues to the south side of Rikers Island.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Bridge
  • Description: bridge between Queens and Rikers Island, New York, United States
  • Also known as: “Francis R Buono Memorial Bridge”, “Francis R. Buono Bridge”, and “Francis R. Buono Memorial Bridge”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include LaGuardia Airport and Marine Air Terminal.

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is the third major airport in the area. While and Newark Airport are major international airports, LaGuardia mostly serves domestic flights.

Airport terminal
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The is an at in , , United States. Its main building, designed in the Art Deco style by William Delano of the firm Delano & Aldrich, opened in 1940. is situated 3,100 feet south of Rikers Island Bridge.

Power station
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is a power station, which is situated 2,600 feet west of Rikers Island Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Port Morris and Jackson Heights.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood geographically located in the southwest corner of , New York City. The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community Board 1. is situated 2 miles northwest of Rikers Island Bridge.

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is a neighborhood in , a borough of . Woodside, Elmhurst and Corona are also covered in this article. To an increasing number of travelers and curious New York natives, the area offers a diversity of mostly reasonably-priced restaurants representing many of the world's cuisines, including Indian, Thai, Korean, Mexican, Peruvian, Italian, and Argentine.

Neighborhood
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is a residential neighborhood in the northwest section of the borough of . It is bounded to the south by Jackson Heights and , to the north and east by , and to the west by and Ditmars Steinway. is situated 2 miles southeast of Rikers Island Bridge.

Rikers Island Bridge

Latitude
40.7817° or 40° 46′ 54″ north
Longitude
-73.88851° or 73° 53′ 19″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
87G8Q4J6+MH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1084505352
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Geo­Names ID
7149329
Wiki­data ID
Q7334026
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Satellite Map

Discover Rikers Island Bridge from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Russian—“Rikers Island Bridge” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Rikers Island Bridge”
  • French: “pont de Rikers Island”
  • French: “Pont de Rikers Island”
  • Japanese: “ライカーズ・アイランド橋”
  • Russian: “Мост острова Райкерс”
  • Russian: “Мост Острова Райкерс”

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