Kosciuszko Bridge (New York City)

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Kosciuszko Bridge
Carries	Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
Crosses	Newtown Creek
Locale	Brooklyn and Queens, in New York City
Design	truss bridge
Opening date	1939
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The Kosciuszko Bridge is a truss bridge that spans Newtown Creek between the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, connecting Greenpoint, Brooklyn and Penny Bridge, Queens. It is a part of Interstate 278 or the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. The bridge opened in 1939, replacing the Penny Bridge to Review Avenue and Laurel Hill Boulevard, and is the only bridge over Newtown Creek that is not a drawbridge. It was named in honor of Tadeusz Kościuszko, a Polish volunteer who was a General in the American Revolutionary War. Two of the bridge towers are surmounted with eagles, one is the Polish eagle, and the other the American eagle.

Although many broadcast announcers pronounce the name of the bridge as "kahs-kee-AHS-koh", the actual Polish pronunciation approximates "kohsh-CHOOSH-koh".

[edit] See also

Kosciusko Bridge (Albany)

[edit] External links

New York State Department of Transportation Kosciuszko Bridge Project
NYCRoads.com Brooklyn-Queens Expressway
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Tunnels	Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel \| Holland Tunnel \| Lincoln Tunnel \| Queens Midtown Tunnel
Operators	Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority \| Metropolitan Transportation Authority \| Port Authority of New York and New Jersey \| New York City Department of Transportation \| New York State Department of Transportation \| Amtrak