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Great South Bay Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 40°40′34″N 73°16′27″W / 40.67611°N 73.27417°W |
Carries | 5 lanes of Robert Moses Causeway |
Crosses | Great South Bay |
Other name(s) | Captree Bridge |
Maintained by | NYSDOT |
Characteristics | |
Design | Twin through arch spans |
Total length | 10,519.5 feet (3,206.3 m) |
Width | 26.6 feet (8.1 m) |
Longest span | 600 feet (180 m) |
Clearance above | 16.2 feet (4.9 m) |
Statistics | |
Daily traffic | 7,659 (as of 2007) |
Location | |
The Great South Bay Bridge (historically known as the Captree Bridge) is a twin-span bridge on the southwest side of Suffolk County, New York, on Long Island. It carries the Robert Moses Causeway over the Great South Bay, between Long Island's South Shore and Captree Island.[1] It serves as access via the Robert Moses Causeway to both of the downstream crossings, the State Boat Channel Bridge and the Fire Island Inlet Bridge, also leading visitors and on-lookers to the Captree State Park, Fire Island Lighthouse, Jones Beach Island, or Robert Moses State Park.