Roosevelt Island Bridge

bridge between Roosevelt Island and Queens, New York
Place vertical_lift_bridge Q282921
Roosevelt Island Bridge
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Roosevelt Island Bridge

Summary

Roosevelt Island Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of vertical_lift_bridge entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Roosevelt Island Bridge is located in New York City[3].
  • Roosevelt Island Bridge is in the country of United States[4].
  • Roosevelt Island Bridge's image is recorded as RI Bridge closeup jeh.jpg[5].
  • Roosevelt Island Bridge's image is recorded as Roosevelt Island Bridge from the south (41860).jpg[6].
  • Roosevelt Island Bridge's instance of is recorded as vertical-lift bridge[7].
  • Roosevelt Island Bridge's instance of is recorded as road bridge[8].
  • Roosevelt Island Bridge's maintained by is recorded as New York City Department of Transportation[9].
  • Roosevelt Island Bridge's crosses is recorded as East River[10].
  • Roosevelt Island Bridge's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2010013497[11].
  • Roosevelt Island Bridge's location is recorded as Roosevelt Island[12].
  • Roosevelt Island Bridge's Commons category is recorded as Roosevelt Island Bridge[13].
  • Roosevelt Island Bridge's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 20001734[14].
  • +1955-05-18T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Roosevelt Island Bridge[15].
  • Roosevelt Island Bridge's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 2076781[16].
  • Roosevelt Island Bridge's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.763333333333335, 'lon': -73.94555555555556}[17].
  • Roosevelt Island Bridge's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/08c6xv[18].
  • Roosevelt Island Bridge's BridgeReports.com ID is recorded as 1385065[19].
  • Roosevelt Island Bridge's bridgehunter.com ID is recorded as 26444[20].
  • Roosevelt Island Bridge's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6350330[21].
  • Roosevelt Island Bridge's date of official opening is recorded as +1955-05-18T00:00:00Z[22].
  • Roosevelt Island Bridge's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+877'}[23].
  • Roosevelt Island Bridge's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+12'}[24].
  • Roosevelt Island Bridge's BabelNet ID is recorded as 02278273n[25].
  • Roosevelt Island Bridge's longest span is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+127'}[26].
  • Roosevelt Island Bridge's National Bridge Inventory Number is recorded as NY000000002240640[27].

Body

Geography

Roosevelt Island Bridge is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in New York City[3].

Physical Characteristics

Roosevelt Island Bridge's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+877'}[23].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include vertical-lift bridge[7] and road bridge[8].

History and Context

+1955-05-18T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Roosevelt Island Bridge[15].

Why It Matters

Roosevelt Island Bridge ranks in the top 9% of vertical_lift_bridge entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (85 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . National Bridge Inventory. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . BabelNet. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . National Bridge Inventory. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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