Greenpoint Avenue Bridge
Greenpoint Avenue Bridge | |
|---|---|
From Brooklyn | |
| Coordinates | 40°44′0″N 73°56′25″W / 40.73333°N 73.94028°W |
| Crosses | Newtown Creek |
| Locale | Brooklyn and Queens, New York City |
| Official name | J. J. Byrne Memorial Bridge |
| Maintained by | New York City Department of Transportation |
| Preceded by | Pulaski Bridge |
| Followed by | Kosciuszko Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Bascule bridge |
| Width | 70 feet (21 m) |
| Longest span | 180 feet (55 m) |
| Clearance below | 26 feet (7.9 m) |
| History | |
| Opened | 1987 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 31,622 (2016) |
| Location | |
The Greenpoint Avenue Bridge is a drawbridge that carries Greenpoint Avenue across Newtown Creek between the neighborhoods of Greenpoint, Brooklyn and Blissville, Queens in New York City. Also known as the J. J. Byrne Memorial Bridge, the bridge is named after James J. Byrne, who served as Brooklyn Borough President from September 1926 until he died in office on March 14, 1930. Previously, Byrne was the Brooklyn Commissioner of Public Works.