The Bronx–Whitestone Bridge is a suspension bridge in New York City, carrying six lanes of Interstate 678 over the East River. The bridge connects Throggs Neck and Ferry Point Park in the Bronx, on the East River's northern shore, with the Whitestone neighborhood of Queens on the southern shore.
View of the Bronx–Whitestone Bridge from Clason Point Park on the Bronx side
Roadway on the Bronx–Whitestone Bridge
Construction progress c. 1938 looking southward from the Bronx
View of the roadway and a tower, showing stiffening trusses
Interstate 678 (I-678) is a north–south auxiliary Interstate Highway that extends for 14 miles (23 km) through two boroughs of New York City. The route begins at John F. Kennedy International Airport on Jamaica Bay and travels north through Queens and across the East River to the Bruckner Interchange in the Bronx, where I-678 ends and the Hutchinson River Parkway begins.
I-678 in Jamaica as seen from a Long Island Rail Road train
Sign for I-678 at the Bruckner Interchange
I-678 exit 16 in College Point
Bronx–Whitestone Bridge approach replacement