New York City Bridges

Manhattan Bridge

Stretching across the East River from Manhattan’s Chinatown to DUMBO in Brooklyn, [this bridge](/attractions/manhattan-bridge-chinatown) has a signature European-style arch and colonnade at its Manhattan entrance.

George Washington Bridge

The magnificent steel-grid architecture of this [bridge](/venues/george-washington-bridge), which connects northern Manhattan to Fort Lee, New Jersey, opened in 1931. It remains one of the busiest bridges anywhere.

Brooklyn Bridge

A popular pilgrimage point, the [Brooklyn Bridge](/articles/guide-to-the-brooklyn-bridge) is one of the most recognizable bridges in the world. Finished in 1883, it provides marvelous sightseeing, romantic jaunts and cinematic bike rides.

Verrazano-Narrows Bridge 

With arches that perpetually loom in the distance like the masts of a sea-faring ship, the 4,260-foot [Verrazano-Narrows Bridge](/venues/verrazano-narrows-bridge) is the longest suspension bridge in America.

Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge

The [Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge](/venues/queensboro-bridge), aka the 59th Street Bridge, joins Manhattan and Queens. Riding across it one morning, Paul Simon found inspiration for Simon & Garfunkel’s “The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy).”

Robert F. Kennedy (Triborough) Bridge 

This bridge connects Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn. It’s actually an amalgam of three structures: the Harlem River lift bridge, Bronx Kill crossing and East River suspension bridge (shown here), its longest span.

Williamsburg Bridge

Construction on the [Williamsburg Bridge](/venues/williamsburg-bridge-williamsburg) began in 1896, when Manhattan and Brooklyn were still separate cities, and eventually facilitated the flow of immigrants moving between boroughs.

NYC’s most famous spans, like the Brooklyn Bridge, are architectural marvels.

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NYC’s most famous spans are architectural marvels.