The Throgs Neck Bridge is a suspension bridge in New York City, carrying six lanes of Interstate 295 (I-295) over the East River where it meets the Long Island Sound. The bridge connects the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx with the Bay Terrace section of Queens.
Throgs Neck Bridge from Fort Totten
Aerial view, seen from the Bronx side
View from the north tower
The Empire State VI moored to the north of the bridge
Interstate 295 (New York)
Interstate 295 (I-295) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway within New York City. Measuring 7.7 miles (12.4 km) in length, I-295 originates at Hillside Avenue in Queens, running north across Queens and over the tolled Throgs Neck Bridge, to Bruckner Interchange, a junction with I-95, I-278, I-678, and the Hutchinson River Parkway in the Bronx. From south to north, I-295 intersects the Grand Central Parkway, I-495, and the Cross Island Parkway in Queens before crossing the Throgs Neck Bridge and splitting with I-695. In Queens, I-295 is also known as the Clearview Expressway.
Clearview Expressway in northeastern Queens
Southbound I-295 (Cross Bronx Expressway) nearing the Thrggs Neck Bridge's former toll plaza.