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Greenpoint Avenue Bridge
From Brooklyn
Coordinates40°44′00″N 73°56′25″W / 40.7333°N 73.9404°W / 40.7333; -73.9404
CrossesNewtown Creek
LocaleBrooklyn and Queens, New York City
Official nameJ. J. Byrne Memorial Bridge
Maintained byNew York City Department of Transportation
Preceded byPulaski Bridge
Followed byKosciuszko Bridge
Characteristics
DesignBascule bridge
Width70 feet (21 m)
Longest span180 feet (55 m)
Clearance below26 feet (7.9 m)
History
Opened1987
Statistics
Daily traffic31,622 (2016)[1]
Location
Map

The Greenpoint Avenue Bridge is a drawbridge that carries Greenpoint Avenue across Newtown Creek between the neighborhoods of Greenpoint, Brooklyn and Blissville, Queens in New York City. Also known as the J. J. Byrne Memorial Bridge, the bridge is named after James J. Byrne, who served as Brooklyn Borough President from September 1926 until he died in office on March 14, 1930. Previously, Byrne was the Brooklyn Commissioner of Public Works.[2]

  1. ^ "New York City Bridge Traffic Volumes" (PDF). New York City Department of Transportation. 2016. p. 9. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "J.J. Byrne Park Historical Sign". New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved September 26, 2009.

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