Uniting the Boroughs: The Triborough Bridge

Uniting the Boroughs: The Triborough Bridge @ Surrogate's Court Building
Oct
26
Uniting the Boroughs: The Triborough Bridge
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Bridges and Tunnels has announced it is partnering with the NYC Department of Records & Information Services to celebrate the 90th anniversary of MTA B&T with an exhibit titled “Uniting the Boroughs: The Triborough Bridge”, which explores the history of the agency’s flagship crossing, the Triborough (renamed the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge in 2008) and its role in uniting Manhattan, the Bronx, and Queens in a rapidly modernizing city. The exhibit uses original documents, photos and footage from the City’s Municipal Archives and MTA Bridges and Tunnels’ Special Archive and features a large-scale model of the Triborough Bridge and surrounding areas built circa 1934. “Uniting the Boroughs” documents how the bridge contributed to the further development of the city following the early decades of the subway system, including the history of Randall’s and Wards Islands as parks. “Uniting the Boroughs” focuses on the story of the evolving design and construction of the bridge, and the work of civil engineer Othmar Ammann to redesign the structure, overcoming multiple engineering difficulties to open in July 1936, two decades after its original conception. The Robert F. Kennedy Bridge opened on July 11, 1936. It is actually three bridges and a viaduct, with more than 10 miles of roads connecting Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx. The bridge's three branches meet on Randall's Island and provide access to the island itself. The RFK Bridge converted to cashless open road tolling in 2017. “Uniting the Boroughs: The Triborough Bridge” opens at the Surrogate's Court building at 31 Chambers Street from 6:30-8pm on Thursday October 26 and runs through June 2024.
Date and Time
October 26, 2023 – June 30, 2024 all-day America/New York Timezone
Location
Surrogate's Court Building
31 Chambers Street
Manhattan
Contact
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Bridges and Tunnels has announced it is partnering with the NYC Department of Records & Information Services to celebrate the 90th anniversary of MTA B&T with an exhibit titled “Uniting the Boroughs: The Triborough Bridge”, which explores the history of the agency’s flagship crossing, the Triborough (renamed the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge in 2008) and its role in uniting Manhattan, the Bronx, and Queens in a rapidly modernizing city.

The exhibit uses original documents, photos and footage from the City’s Municipal Archives and MTA Bridges and Tunnels’ Special Archive and features a large-scale model of the Triborough Bridge and surrounding areas built circa 1934. “Uniting the Boroughs” documents how the bridge contributed to the further development of the city following the early decades of the subway system, including the history of Randall’s and Wards Islands as parks.

“Uniting the Boroughs” focuses on the story of the evolving design and construction of the bridge, and the work of civil engineer Othmar Ammann to redesign the structure, overcoming multiple engineering difficulties to open in July 1936, two decades after its original conception.

The Robert F. Kennedy Bridge opened on July 11, 1936. It is actually three bridges and a viaduct, with more than 10 miles of roads connecting Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx. The bridge’s three branches meet on Randall’s Island and provide access to the island itself. The RFK Bridge converted to cashless open road tolling in 2017.

“Uniting the Boroughs: The Triborough Bridge” opens at the Surrogate’s Court building at 31 Chambers Street from 6:30-8pm on Thursday October 26 and runs through June 2024.