Triborough Bridge
| Robert F. Kennedy Bridge (Triborough Bridge) |
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Aerial view of the Queens–Wards Island span of the Triborough Bridge, over the East River; Queens is in the foreground
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| Carries | 8 lanes of  I-278 (Bronx and Queens spans)6 lanes of NY 900G (Manhattan span) |
| Crosses | East River, Harlem River and Bronx Kill |
| Locale | New York City, United States |
| Official name | Robert F. Kennedy Bridge |
| Other name(s) | Triborough Bridge, RFK Triborough Bridge, Triboro Bridge |
| Maintained by | MTA Bridges and Tunnels |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Suspension bridge, lift bridge, truss bridge |
| Total length | 2,780 feet (850 m) (Queens span) 770 feet (230 m) (Manhattan span) 1,600 feet (490 m) (Bronx span) |
| Width | 98 feet (30 m) (Queens span) |
| Longest span | 1,380 feet (420 m) (Queens span) 310 feet (94 m) (Manhattan span) 383 feet (117 m) (Bronx span) |
| Clearance above | 14 feet 6 inches (4.42 m) (Queens / Bronx spans) 13 feet 10 inches (4.22 m) (Manhattan span) |
| Clearance below | 143 feet (44 m) (Queens span) 135 feet (41 m) (Manhattan span when raised) 55 feet (17 m) (Bronx span) |
| History | |
| Opened | July 11, 1936 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 169,393 (Queens span, 2012) 90,956 (Manhattan span, 2012) 78,437 (Bronx span, 2012) |
| Toll | As of March 19, 2017, $8.50 (cash and non-New York E-ZPass); $5.76 (New York State E-ZPass) |
The Triborough Bridge, known officially as the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge since 2008, and sometimes referred to as the RFK Triborough Bridge, is a complex of three separate bridges in New York City. The bridges connect the boroughs of Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx via Randalls and Wards Islands, which are joined by landfill. The bridge complex, which carries Interstate 278 and unmarked New York State Route 900G, connects with the FDR Drive and the Harlem River Drive in Manhattan, the Bruckner Expressway and the Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx, and the Grand Central Parkway and Astoria Boulevard in Queens.
The three bridges of the Triborough Bridge complex are:
These are connected by an elevated highway viaduct across Randall's and Ward's Islands and 14 miles (23 km) of support roads. Also part of the complex is a grade-separated T-interchange on Randall's Island, which sorts out traffic in a way that ensures that drivers pay a toll at only one bank of toll booths.
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