Ponquogue Bridge
Ponquogue Bridge | |
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The Ponquogue Bridge at sunset in 2022 | |
| Coordinates | 40°50′38″N 72°30′04″W / 40.8439°N 72.5011°W |
| Carries | 2 lanes of County Route 32 |
| Crosses | Shinnecock Bay |
| Locale | Hampton Bays, New York |
| Maintained by | Suffolk County Department of Public Works |
| ID number | 3300520 |
| Characteristics | |
| Material | Concrete |
| Total length | 2,812 feet (857 m) |
| Width | 30 feet (9.1 m) |
| No. of spans | 29 |
| Clearance above | 55 feet (17 m) |
| History | |
| Construction end | 1986 |
| Construction cost | $14 million (1986 USD) |
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The Ponquogue Bridge is a 2,812-foot-long (857 m) bridge over Shinnecock Bay in Hampton Bays, New York. Maintained by the Department of Public Works for Suffolk County, the 29-span bridge carries two lanes of County Route 32 over the bay, connecting Hampton Bays to the eastern end of Westhampton Island. The bridge, which is made of concrete, has a 55-foot (17 m) vertical clearance above Shinnecock Bay. Constructed in 1986 at the cost of $14 million, the bridge replaced an older span over the bay, which was a 1,000-foot-long (300 m) wooden drawbridge built in 1930. The former Ponquogue Bridge currently serves as a fishing pier under the current span. However, the fishing pier was reconstructed numerous times and little remains of the original bridge.