Bronx–Whitestone Bridge
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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 th
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
Robert Moses
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Robert Moses was an American urban planner and public official who worked in the New York metropolitan area during the early to mid-20th century. Moses is regarded as one of the most powerful and infl
Bronx–Whitestone Bridge
…now Cross Island Parkway) on the Queens side with the Hutchinson River Parkway and Bruckner Boulevard on the Bronx side. The next year, urban planner Robert Moses formally proposed a Clason Point-to-Whitestone bridge as part of the Belt Parkway around Brooklyn and Queens. At the time, it was expected that the…
Moses in 1939
1934 campaign poster
The BQE cantilevered section in 2024, seen from Brooklyn Bridge Park
Part of the Triborough Bridge (left) with Astoria Park and its pool in the center