B3 Via Av U Posted June 17, 2012 Share #1 Posted June 17, 2012 Okay guys, this is the New York metro area bridges and tunnels trivia thread! Allow us to begin: -If the Lower Manhattan Expressway had been built, what designation would the Manhattan Bridge carry? -How many levels did the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge have in 1965? -Had the Bushwick Expressway be built, what designation would the Williamsburg Bridge carry? -How many tubes does the Lincoln Tunnel have? -How many lanes does the George Washington Bridge carry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbluefoxie Posted June 17, 2012 Share #2 Posted June 17, 2012 Okay guys, this is the New York metro area bridges and tunnels trivia thread! Allow us to begin: -If the Lower Manhattan Expressway had been built, what designation would the Manhattan Bridge carry? -How many levels did the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge have in 1965? -Had the Bushwick Expressway be built, what designation would the Williamsburg Bridge carry? -How many tubes does the Lincoln Tunnel have? -How many lanes does the George Washington Bridge carry? at the time the Manhattan bridge had NY Route 27, the interstate designation would have been 478 since 27A at the time was on the Battery Tunnel. It had one level in 1965 Williamsburg bridge had I-78 The Lincoln tunnel has 3 tubes The GWB has 12 lanes, three in each direction on each level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N6 Limited Posted June 17, 2012 Share #3 Posted June 17, 2012 Okay guys, this is the New York metro area bridges and tunnels trivia thread! Allow us to begin: -If the Lower Manhattan Expressway had been built, what designation would the Manhattan Bridge carry? -How many levels did the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge have in 1965? -Had the Bushwick Expressway be built, what designation would the Williamsburg Bridge carry? -How many tubes does the Lincoln Tunnel have? -How many lanes does the George Washington Bridge carry? 1) I-78 2) 2 levels. The lower level wasn't open yet though. 3) I-78. The Buswick Expressway was supposed to connect to the Low-mex via the Manhattan and Williamsburg Bridges 4) 3 tubes 5) 14 Lanes. 8 upper level, 6 Lower level Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BM5 via Woodhaven Posted June 17, 2012 Share #4 Posted June 17, 2012 What is the longest and the oldest tunnel in the New York City Area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbluefoxie Posted June 18, 2012 Share #5 Posted June 18, 2012 What is the longest and the oldest tunnel in the New York City Area The Holland tunnel/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B3 Via Av U Posted June 18, 2012 Author Share #6 Posted June 18, 2012 Next:How old is the Brooklyn Bridge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbluefoxie Posted June 18, 2012 Share #7 Posted June 18, 2012 Next:How old is the Brooklyn Bridge? 116 years old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B3 Via Av U Posted June 19, 2012 Author Share #8 Posted June 19, 2012 116 years old Wrong! It's 129 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokkemon Posted June 19, 2012 Share #9 Posted June 19, 2012 The Brooklyn-Battery is the longest, not the Holland. The Holland is only the oldest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeystoneRegional Posted June 20, 2012 Share #10 Posted June 20, 2012 Well, still we have to credit the Holland Tunnel because Ole Singstad and Clifford Milburn Holland are the guys who made the Tunnel Ventilation System possible thus the Brooklyn Battery and many tunnels to come possible. Thanks to the guys and Holland Tunnel where the experiment took place, we now can have less smoggy tunnels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacemak3r Posted June 21, 2012 Share #11 Posted June 21, 2012 Then the question is flawed. Longest and oldest couldn't be in the same question for that type of structure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B3 Via Av U Posted June 21, 2012 Author Share #12 Posted June 21, 2012 Next: Name all the East River crossings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeystoneRegional Posted June 21, 2012 Share #13 Posted June 21, 2012 East River Road Crossings: -Throggs Neck Bridge (I-295). -Bronx-Whitestone Bridge (I-678). -Rikers Island Bridge [QNS to RKI]. -Triboro-RFK Bridge [QNS/MAN/BNX] (I-278). -Roosevelt Island Bridge [QNS <-> RSI]. -Queensboro-59th St. Bridge [QNS <-> MAN] (NY-25). -Queens-Midtown Tunnel [QNS <-> MAN] (I-495). -Williamsburg Bridge [bKN <-> MAN]. -Manhattan Bridge [bKN <-> MAN]. -Brooklyn Bridge [bKN <-> MAN]. -Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel [bKN <-> MAN] (I-478). Regional Commuter/InterCity Rail: -Hell Gate Bridge [Amtrak/CSX/Non-Revenue Metro-North]. -East River Tunnels [Amtrak/LIRR/Non-Revenue NJTransit]. ***NYC Subway Tunnels Omitted*** Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B3 Via Av U Posted June 22, 2012 Author Share #14 Posted June 22, 2012 Next! What direction is the Manhattan Bridge tilted towards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N6 Limited Posted June 22, 2012 Share #15 Posted June 22, 2012 East River Road Crossings: -Throggs Neck Bridge (I-295). -Bronx-Whitestone Bridge (I-678). -Rikers Island Bridge [QNS to RKI]. -Triboro-RFK Bridge [QNS/MAN/BNX] (I-278). -Roosevelt Island Bridge [QNS <-> RSI]. -Queensboro-59th St. Bridge [QNS <-> MAN] (NY-25). -Queens-Midtown Tunnel [QNS <-> MAN] (I-495). -Williamsburg Bridge [bKN <-> MAN]. -Manhattan Bridge [bKN <-> MAN]. -Brooklyn Bridge [bKN <-> MAN]. -Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel [bKN <-> MAN] (I-478). Regional Commuter/InterCity Rail: -Hell Gate Bridge [Amtrak/CSX/Non-Revenue Metro-North]. -East River Tunnels [Amtrak/LIRR/Non-Revenue NJTransit]. ***NYC Subway Tunnels Omitted*** Don't forget about that foot bridge to Randal's island Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astoria Line Posted June 23, 2012 Share #16 Posted June 23, 2012 Next! What direction is the Manhattan Bridge tilted towards? South? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B3 Via Av U Posted June 23, 2012 Author Share #17 Posted June 23, 2012 South? Correct! That's due to having more usage on the south (6 Ave.) side than the north (Broadway) side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeystoneRegional Posted June 26, 2012 Share #18 Posted June 26, 2012 Don't forget about that foot bridge to Randal's island Foot and Bike are minor structures, thus I omitted it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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