Williamsburg Bridge

bridge in New York City
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Williamsburg Bridge

Summary

Williamsburg Bridge is a suspension bridge[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of suspension_bridge entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,428 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Williamsburg Bridge is located in Manhattan[3].
  • Williamsburg Bridge is located in Brooklyn[4].
  • Williamsburg Bridge is in the country of United States[5].
  • Williamsburg Bridge's instance of is recorded as suspension bridge[6].
  • Williamsburg Bridge's instance of is recorded as double-decker bridge[7].
  • Williamsburg Bridge's instance of is recorded as road bridge[8].
  • Williamsburg Bridge's instance of is recorded as railway bridge[9].
  • Williamsburg Bridge's architect is recorded as Leffert L. Buck[10].
  • Williamsburg Bridge's maintained by is recorded as New York City Department of Transportation[11].
  • Williamsburg Bridge's crosses is recorded as East River[12].
  • Williamsburg Bridge is made of steel[13].
  • Williamsburg Bridge's designed by is recorded as Leffert L. Buck[14].
  • Williamsburg Bridge's Commons category is recorded as Williamsburg Bridge[15].
  • Williamsburg Bridge's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.713, 'lon': -73.97}[16].
  • Williamsburg Bridge's structural engineer is recorded as Leffert L. Buck[17].
  • Williamsburg Bridge's heritage designation is recorded as Historic Civil Engineering Landmark[18].
  • Williamsburg Bridge's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Williamsburg Bridge'}[19].
  • Williamsburg Bridge's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2227'}[20].
  • Williamsburg Bridge's carries thoroughfare is recorded as BMT Nassau Street Line[21].
  • Williamsburg Bridge's carries thoroughfare is recorded as road[22].
  • Williamsburg Bridge's carries thoroughfare is recorded as sidewalk[23].
  • Williamsburg Bridge's longest span is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+490'}[24].
  • Williamsburg Bridge's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject New York City[25].
  • Williamsburg Bridge's category for the view from the item is recorded as Category:Views from the Williamsburg Bridge[26].

Body

Geography

Williamsburg Bridge is in the country of United States[5]. Located in include Manhattan[3], a borough of New York City[27], in United States[28], founded in 1624[29] and Brooklyn[4], a borough of New York City[30], in United States[31], founded in 1634[32].

Physical Characteristics

Williamsburg Bridge's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2227'}[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include suspension bridge[6], double-decker bridge[7], road bridge[8], and railway bridge[9]. Williamsburg Bridge's heritage designation is recorded as Historic Civil Engineering Landmark[18].

Why It Matters

Williamsburg Bridge ranks in the top 9% of suspension_bridge entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,428 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . National Bridge Inventory. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Edward · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Openstreetmap way id 40338793
    Instance of
    Carries thoroughfare BMT Nassau Street Line, road, sidewalk
    Coordinate location {'lat': 40.713, 'lon': -73.97}
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