What are the alternative names for the structure?

The crossing is officially named the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge and is also known locally as the 59th Street Bridge.

Are tolls charged to cross the bridge?

Tolls on the crossing were abolished in the early twentieth century.

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Q: What areas does the bridge connect?

The cantilever bridge spans the East River, linking Long Island City in Queens with East Midtown and the Upper East Side in Manhattan while passing over Roosevelt Island.

Commuters cross between Long Island City and Manhattan daily, treating the double-deck cantilever span as an essential roadway link.

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About the place

The double-deck cantilever span links Queens directly to East Midtown.

The Queensboro Bridge stands as a multi-span steel cantilever structure over the East River. It connects Long Island City in Queens with East Midtown and the Upper East Side in Manhattan, passing directly over Roosevelt Island along the way. Residents on the Manhattan end often refer to the crossing as the Fifty-Ninth Street Bridge.

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Municipal authorities planned rapid transit lines and multiple streetcar services across the decks in earlier decades. Streetcar operations eventually ended, leaving lower roadways and elevated tracks repurposed for vehicular and bus traffic. Bus networks maintain express and local services between the boroughs across its decks.

Associations

Fifty-Ninth StreetManhattan residents name the crossing after its street terminus.
Roosevelt IslandThe massive steel framework passes directly above the island.
Traffic congestionVehicular volume historically crowded the upper and lower decks.

Facts

The bridge connects the Long Island City district in Queens to East Midtown and the Upper East Side in Manhattan.
The structure spans the East River by crossing overhead across Roosevelt Island.
MTA Regional Bus Operations runs local routes such as the Q32 and Q60 across the span.

Updated October 15, 2026Source: Wikipedia

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The double-deck cantilever span links Queens directly to East Midtown.

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