Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge | |
|---|---|
 Aerial view of the bridge | |
| Coordinates | 40°35′29″N 73°49′11″W / 40.591497°N 73.819614°W |
| Carries | Cross Bay Boulevard |
| Crosses | Jamaica Bay |
| Locale | Broad Channel and Rockaway Peninsula, in New York City |
| Maintained by | MTA Bridges and Tunnels |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 3,000 feet (910 m) |
| Longest span | 275 feet (84 m) |
| Clearance below | 55 feet (17 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | May 28, 1970 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 24,150 (2016)[1] |
| Toll | As of August 6, 2023, $5.60 (Tolls By Mail and non-New York E-ZPass); $2.60 (New York E-ZPass); $4.11 (Mid-Tier NYCSC E-Z Pass) |
| Location | |
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The Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge (originally Cross Bay Bridge or Cross Bay Parkway Bridge) is a toll bridge that carries Cross Bay Boulevard across Jamaica Bay in Queens, New York City, between Broad Channel and the Rockaway Peninsula.[2]
- ^ "New York City Bridge Traffic Volumes" (PDF). New York City Department of Transportation. 2016. p. 11. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ^ Santos, Fernanda (April 9, 2010). "For Whom the Bridge Toll Ends a Trip That's Free". The New York Times. Retrieved April 10, 2010.
There is another crossing on the northern end of Broad Channel, the Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge, which connects the island to the Howard Beach section of Queens