Re: Crossbay Bridge?

Sorry Milo, but the Brooklyn bridge doesn't cross a the bay.. the Veranzanno Narrow does cross the harbor, and NY harbor is divided into the upper bay and lower bay, but the narrows,(ie site of the bridge) is the demarker for upper and lower! so the bridge crosses the Narrows.)

the Brooklyn (and 7 others bridges, Manhattan,Williamsburgh, 59th street, Railroad, Triboro, Whitestone and Throgg's Neck ) all cross over what is commonly called The East River, which technically is a tidal straight.
As is the Harlem River. i work steps from the Brooklyn, and live 2.7 miles from the Throgg's Neck.

The George Washington Bridge crosses the North River (also know as the Hudson), and the Washington Bridge, the Dyckman, Kingsbridge and Marble Hill bridges cross the Harlem.

There are four tunnels as well, The Holland and the Lincoln, (under the North) and the Brooklyn-Battery and Queens Midtown tunnel under the East River. the Holland and the Lincoln are called Tubes, not tunnels, since technically they are tubes. (Some sort of engineering difference.)

The Brooklyn is a great bridge...and you could call it anything you want, and no one in NY would pay it any mind..

We still talk about the IRT, IND and BMT subway lines, but they three systems have been unites more than 70 years! and an attempt to change 6th Avenue to Avenue of the Americas has been equally unsuccessful..

As for tolls, well, the people of staten island have taught all NYer's a thing or two about tolls. I'll wait till you have your environmental impact statement approved! (that should happen about the time hell freezes over!)


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