Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge

The Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge in New York City (originally Marine Parkway Bridge) is a vertical lift bridge that crosses Rockaway Inlet and connects the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, with Marine Parkway to Floyd Bennett Field, Flatbush Avenue, and the Marine Park neighborhood in Brooklyn. Opened on July 3, 1937, it carries four motor traffic lanes, and a footpath on the western edge. Cyclepaths along both sides of the Parkway connect to the Shore Parkway Greenway and to Flatbush Avenue. The operation of this bridge includes the maintenance of the Marine Parkway from the toll plaza to Jacob Riis Park. Though a city-owned and operated bridge, it connects two parts of Gateway National Recreation Area, a unit of the National Park System: Floyd Bennett Field and Jacob Riis Park. The bridge is designated New York State Reference Route 901B. As of September 15, 2008, the crossing charge for a two-axle passenger vehicle is $2.50, with a $0.95 discount for E-ZPass users. The crossing charge for a motorcycle is $2.25 charged in each direction, with a $0.96 discount for E-ZPass users. Certain resident discounts apply to this bridge. The bridge is owned by the City of New York and operated by the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, an affiliate agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge

Official name                  Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge

Carries                            Motor vehicles and pedestrians

Crosses                           Jamaica Bay

Locale                             Brooklyn and Queens, New York City 

Design                            Vertical lift

Longest span                  540 feet (165 m)

Total length                    4,022 feet (1,226 m)

Vertical clearance           13 feet (3.9 m)

Clearance below              55 feet (17 m) at mean high water; 150 feet (46 m) in raised position

Opening date                  July 3, 1937