Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge

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Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge

Official name	Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge
Carries	Motor vehicles, pedestrians and bicycles
Crosses	Jamaica Bay
Locale	Brooklyn and Queens, New York City
Maintained by	Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority
Design	Vertical lift
Longest span	540 feet (165 m)
Total length	4,022 feet (1,226 m)
Vertical clearance	13 feet (3.9 m)
Clearance below	55 feet (17 m) at mean high water; 150 feet (46 m) in raised position
Opening date	July 3, 1937
Toll	$2.25 (both directions per car in cash); discount available with E-ZPass

The Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge in New York City (originally Marine Parkway Bridge) is a vertical lift bridge that crosses Rockaway Inlet and connects the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, with the Marine Park area in Brooklyn. Opened in 1937, it carries four traffic lanes. The operation of this bridge includes the maintenance of the Marine Parkway from the toll plaza to Jacob Riis Park. The bridge is designated New York State Reference Route 901B.

As of March 13, 2005, the crossing charge for a two-axle passenger vehicle is $2.25, with a $0.75 discount for E-ZPass users. The crossing charge for a motorcycle is $2.00 charged in each direction, with a $0.75 discount for E-ZPass users. Certain resident discounts apply to this bridge.

The bridge is owned by the City of New York and operated by the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, an affiliate agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

In 1978, the bridge was renamed for Gil Hodges, the former first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Hodges kept a residence in Brooklyn after his team moved to Los Angeles. He also played for the New York Mets at the end of his career, and managed the Mets from 1968 until his death in 1972, including victory in the 1969 World Series.

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Bridges	Bayonne Bridge \| Brooklyn Bridge \| Bronx Whitestone Bridge \| City Island Bridge \| Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge \| George Washington Bridge \| Goethals Bridge \| Hell Gate Bridge \| Henry Hudson Bridge \| Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge \| Kosciuszko Bridge \| Madison Avenue Bridge \| Manhattan Bridge \| Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge \| Outerbridge Crossing \| Pelham Bridge \| Pulaski Bridge \| Queensboro (59th Street) Bridge \| Third Avenue Bridge \| Throgs Neck Bridge \| Triborough Bridge \| Verrazano-Narrows Bridge \| Williamsburg Bridge \| Willis Avenue Bridge
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