Which New York City bridge, opened in 1909, connects Manhattan and Queens across the East River?

The Queensboro Bridge is the New York City bridge opened in 1909 that connects Manhattan and Queens across the East River.

Officially named the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge, it links the Manhattan neighborhood around 59th Street with Long Island City in Queens. The bridge was an important part of New York’s early twentieth-century expansion and helped connect the boroughs before the subway system reached its modern scale.

It is a cantilever bridge rather than a suspension bridge. Its structure carries multiple traffic lanes and includes a lower-level roadway and pedestrian and bicycle facilities. The bridge has no toll for ordinary road traffic.

The Queensboro Bridge is sometimes confused with the nearby Queens–Midtown Tunnel or with the Triborough Bridge, which is now officially the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge. Its Manhattan end is adjacent to the Queensboro Bridge approach and the Roosevelt Island Tramway.