Queensboro Bridge / 59th Street Bridge / Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge

The mighty Queensboro.  Thanks wallyg.

Where is the Queensboro Bridge?: over the East River between Manhattan and Queens, touching Roosevelt Island in the middle.


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How do I get there from Manhattan?: Start from the northwest corner of 1st Ave and 60th St.

To go over the bridge, you must first go under the bridge.

Follow the pedestrian / bike path (which used to be trolley tracks) north toward 2nd Ave

Follow the path left onto the bridge.

And you're on the bridge.  Watch out for speeding cyclists!

How do I get there from Queens?

Start from the northwest corner of Vernon Blvd and 25th St (aka Crescent St)

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Vernon and 25th/Crescent.



To the bridge!  (Note -- there's an odd switch when the center line changes from yellow to white:  Bikes and pedestrians share a lane where the center line is yellow; where the center lane is white, pedestrians get the north [water] side and cyclists the south [cars] side -- about half the people on the bridge follow the markings)


How's the view?

Great.

The Roosevelt Island Tram.

Lower Manhattan in the distance.

The Wards Island footbridge.

How hard?: Pretty challenging. 3,724 feet (1135 metres) long.  A serious grade (about 12 storeys).

You should run this bridge if: you want a hill run close to midtown.

Odd facts: The Simon & Garfunkel song "Feelin' Groovy / 59th St Bridge" is about this bridge.