Queensboro Bridge

Summary

Queensboro Bridge is a cantilever bridge^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of cantilever_bridge entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (424 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Queensboro Bridge is located in Manhattan^[3].
• Queensboro Bridge is located in Queens^[4].
• Queensboro Bridge is in the country of United States^[5].
• Queensboro Bridge's image is recorded as QBB 2018-01b from 58 St jeh.jpg^[6].
• Queensboro Bridge's image is recorded as Roosevelt Is south from QBB SOW 2025 jeh.jpg^[7].
• Queensboro Bridge's instance of is recorded as cantilever bridge^[8].
• Queensboro Bridge's instance of is recorded as road bridge^[9].
• Queensboro Bridge's instance of is recorded as railway bridge^[10].
• Queensboro Bridge's architect is recorded as Henry Hornbostel^[11].
• Queensboro Bridge's maintained by is recorded as New York City Department of Transportation^[12].
• Ed Koch is named after Queensboro Bridge^[13].
• Queensboro Bridge's architectural style is recorded as Beaux-Arts^[14].
• Queensboro Bridge's crosses is recorded as East River^[15].
• Queensboro Bridge's made from material is recorded as steel^[16].
• Queensboro Bridge's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 316600790^[17].
• Queensboro Bridge's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2012018739^[18].
• Queensboro Bridge's location is recorded as New York City^[19].
• Queensboro Bridge's designed by is recorded as Gustav Lindenthal^[20].
• Queensboro Bridge's Commons category is recorded as Queensboro Bridge^[21].
• Queensboro Bridge's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20000481^[22].
• Queensboro Bridge's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 962088^[23].
• Queensboro Bridge's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.75694444444444, 'lon': -73.95472222222222}^[24].
• Queensboro Bridge's structural engineer is recorded as Leffert L. Buck^[25].
• Queensboro Bridge's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/015kwh^[26].
• Queensboro Bridge's NRHP reference number is recorded as 78001879^[27].

Body

Geography

Queensboro Bridge is in the country of United States^[5]. Located in include Manhattan^[3], a borough of New York City^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1624^[30] and Queens^[4], a borough of New York City^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1683^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Queensboro Bridge's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1135'}^[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include cantilever bridge^[8], road bridge^[9], and railway bridge^[10]. Heritage statuses include National Register of Historic Places listed place^[35], New York City Landmark^[36], New York State Register of Historic Places listed place^[37], and Historic Civil Engineering Landmark^[38].

History and Context

Ed Koch is named after Queensboro Bridge^[13].

Why It Matters

Queensboro Bridge ranks in the top 4% of cantilever_bridge entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (424 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]