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
Coordinates40°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)
CarriesMotor vehicles, pedestrians
CrossesReynolds Channel
LocaleNassau County, New York
Official nameMichael Valente Memorial Long Beach Bridge
OwnerNassau County Highway Agency
Maintained byNassau County Department of Public Works
Heritage statusEligible for the NRHP
ID number3300301 (southbound)
3300302 (northbound)
Characteristics
DesignBascule bridge
MaterialSteel-deck
Total length820 feet (250 m)
WidthEach span: 45 feet (14 m)
Roadway: 36 feet (11 m)
Longest span150 feet (46 m)
No. of spans2
Clearance below30.4 feet (9.3 m)
No. of lanes6 total (3 in each direction)
History
Construction startAugust 13, 1953 (1953-08-13)
Construction costUS$5,000,000
OpenedMay 19, 1955 (1955-05-19) (first span)
July 25, 1956 (1956-07-25) (second span)
Statistics
Daily traffic19654 (southbound, 1997)
19515 (northbound, 1997)
Location
References
[1][2][3]

The Long Beach Bridge is a twin 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.[4] Each span carries traffic in one direction.[5]

History

The twin bridges were built in 1953 to replace an earlier bridge built in 1922.[5][6] The replacement spans were constructed after it was realized that the original, 1922 span was functionally and structurally obsolete.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Engelhardt, Chris (2011-03-30). "L.B. Bridge renamed after WWI veteran". Long Island Herald. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  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.
  4. ↑ "Long Island Index: Interactive Map". www.longislandindexmaps.org. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  5. 1 2 "New York OPD Geographic Information Gateway". opdgig.dos.ny.gov. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  6. 1 2 "Long Beach Bridge (Nassau CR 1)". www.nycroads.com. Retrieved 2021-09-10.


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