Queensboro Bridge
Posted by: 
ODragon
N 40° 45.482 W 073° 57.428
18T E 588027 N 4512420
A cantilever truss bridge
Waymark Code: WM59DB
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 12/01/2008
Views: 39
Please note: It is illegal to take pictures on the bridge itself. I took my pictures from Sutton Place park located at N40 45.429 W73 57.590.
From wiki:
The Queensboro Bridge, also known as the 59th Street Bridge, is a cantilever bridge over the East River in New York City that was completed in 1909. It connects the neighborhood of Long Island City in the borough of Queens with Manhattan, passing over Roosevelt Island. It carries New York State Route 25 and once carried NY 24 and NY 25A as well.
The Queensboro Bridge is the westernmost of the four East River spans that carry a route number: NY 25 terminates at the west (Manhattan) side of the bridge. It is commonly called the "59th Street Bridge" because its Manhattan end is located between 59th Street and 60th Streets.
Date Built: 01/01/1909
Length of Span:
360.3 meters (1,182 ft) (west span)
299.9 meters (984 ft) (east span)
192 meters (630 ft) (center span)
Total length 1,135.1 meters (3,724 ft)
www:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/infrastructure/queensboro-bridge.shtml
Parking Coordinates:: Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
Log your find with a picture of the bridge with yourself or your GPS in the foreground. This shot does not have to be taken "on" the bridge. The shot should show the "truss" structure of the bridge as well.