Long Beach Bridge

Coordinates: 40°35′44.71″N 73°39′24.02″W / 40.5957528°N 73.6566722°W / 40.5957528; -73.6566722

Long Beach Bridge

Southwest view of the Long Beach Bridge
Coordinates 40°35′44.91″N 73°39′24.65″W / 40.5958083°N 73.6568472°W / 40.5958083; -73.6568472 (southbound)
40°35′44.50″N 73°39′23.39″W / 40.5956944°N 73.6564972°W / 40.5956944; -73.6564972 (northbound)
Carries Motor vehicles, pedestrians
Crosses Reynolds Channel
Locale Nassau County, New York
Official name Michael Valente Memorial Long Beach Bridge
Owner Nassau County Highway Agency
Maintained by Nassau County Department of Public Works
Heritage status Eligible for the NRHP
ID number 3300301 (southbound)
3300302 (northbound)
Characteristics
Design Bascule bridge
Material Steel-deck
Total length 820 feet (250 m)
Width Each span: 45 feet (14 m)
Roadway: 36 feet (11 m)
Longest span 150 feet (46 m)
Number of spans 2
Clearance below 30.4 feet (9.3 m)
History
Construction begin August 13, 1953 (1953-08-13)
Construction cost US$5,000,000
Opened May 19, 1955 (1955-05-19) (first span)
July 25, 1956 (1956-07-25) (second span)
Statistics
Daily traffic 19654 (southbound, 1997)
19515 (northbound, 1997)
6 lanes (3 in each direction)
References
[1][2][3]

The Long Beach Bridge is a drawbridge crossing Reynolds Channel, connecting Long Beach and Island Park, New York. There is no toll. The bridge starts in Long Beach as Long Beach Boulevard. At Barnum Island, the main road continues northeast as Austin Boulevard, while Long Beach Road branches to the north.

References

  1. ↑
  2. ↑ "Long Beach Bridge (Nassau CR 1)". Nycroads.com. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
  3. ↑ "National Bridge Inventory Database Search - 2012". Nationalbridges.com. Retrieved 2015-04-06.
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