Can you name the bridges and tunnels of Manhattan (NYC)?

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N.Y.C. Bridges and Tunnels Quiz

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Published: July 23rd, 2009
Category: Geography
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Tags: tunnel, manhattan, New York, bridge

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	RyanUR:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 04:16 GMT	21 points
	There are a lot of other NYC bridges--Verrazano, Throggs Neck, etc.

	kwesta1a:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 04:17 GMT	13 points
	No love for the bridges of Staten Island? Those are NYC bridges, too.

	cls121389:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 04:18 GMT	6 points
	Exactly - there are many other NYC bridges - all these involve Manhattan which is a small part (area-wise) of NYC...

	cls121389:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 04:19 GMT	21 points
	Also, Midtown Tunnel should be accepted for Queens Midtown Tunnel, as that is what is mostly known as

	puse:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 04:19 GMT	14 points
	there are more bridges above third ave.. madison ave, 145th st bridge. also, accept gw for george washington?

	RyanUR:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 04:24 GMT	5 points
	True, but the quiz says "Can you name the bridges and tunnels of NYC?" not "Can you name the bridges and tunnels of Manhattan?"

	SporcleAdmin:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 04:26 GMT	27 points
	Changed the description to reflect that these are just the manhattan bridges. If there is sufficient interest, we will do a more comprehensive NYC water crossing quiz to bridge the gaps in this one.

	kwesta1a:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 04:31 GMT	4 points
	@SporcleAdmin: Prior critique rescinded-Great idea for a quiz!

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	chikka2:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 04:48 GMT	1 point
	was surprisd at what popped up when I typed "59th street"...things have changed a bit since I last visited!...great quiz

	mwmw127ny:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 04:52 GMT	9 points
	Good idea for a quiz but I agree with above commenters, if you're doing the bridges and tunnels of Manhattan, do all the bridges and tunnels, including those in northern Manhattan (i.e. Henry Hudson, Broadway, Macombs Dam, etc.).

	fatbeard:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 05:04 GMT	-4 points
	@kicking: actually, i think quite a significant part of the country, and probably almost everyone not living in/working in manhattan call it the George Washington Bridge. Not to mention, for international people, I would doubt if anyone calls it the GW

	NightOwl:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 05:08 GMT	7 points
	Agree with cls121389 about the midtown tunnel, and both GW and George Washington should be accepted -- that should please everyone.

	RandallPinkston:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 05:21 GMT	4 points
	Ditto on the Midtown Tunnel, no one calls it the Queens Midtown Tunnel. And if you're accepting "59th Street" for the Queensboro (as well you should), you should accept "59th St." as well.

	kwesta1a:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 05:22 GMT	4 points
	@Kicking: Granted, I'm an upstater, but I've always heard that bridge called "the GWB" not just "GW"

	Nuclear_Knuckles:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 05:28 GMT	5 points
	Puse and mwmw named some of the other bridges in upper Manhattan: Madison Ave, 145 St, Macombs Dam, Henry Hudson, Broadway. There are also University Heights, Washington (not to be confused with the GW), and Alexander Hamilton bridges. Plus the High Bridge, which is no longer used.

	wolv82:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 06:43 GMT	8 points
	never been to nyc but my default sporcle strategy of typing in presidents names landed me a 5/12 haha

	MRD:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 08:23 GMT	1 point
	Nice pun there SporcleAdmin

	bwouns:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 10:31 GMT	7 points
	@kwestaia: The initials 'GWB' bring up too many bad memories. Therefore it should not count.

	YanksNY12225:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 12:19 GMT	7 points
	you gotta add the Henry Hudson Bridge...any bridge that charges 3 bucks to get across is a bridge that is worthy enough for this quiz in my book.

	Brad:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 13:47 GMT	5 points
	When did they change the name of the Triboro Bridge to the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge?

	bsd987:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 13:50 GMT	4 points
	only thing i learned from this was the full name of the midtown tunnel. Being that three people have already brought this up, why has it not been changed to accept "midtown tunnel?"

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	kvoss9:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 14:34 GMT	3 points
	@Brad: The Triboro was renamed the RFK Bridge in November 08.

	Josh:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 14:42 GMT	5 points
	Even if you're just doing Manhattan car bridges and tunnels, you're missing the Madison Avenue Bridge, the 145th Street Bridge, the Macombs Dam Bridge, the Washington Bridge (distinct from the George Washington Bridge), the University Heights Bridge, the Broadway Bridge and the Henry Hudson Bridge.

	Luke Pontorno:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 14:54 GMT	3 points
	@ Josh. How about High Bridge? I'm thinking of the one that goes from Bronx to Manhattan right before you go into the GWB.

	Go_Phils:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 14:58 GMT	2 points
	If this is only Manhattan, then it shouldn't say NYC on the home page.

	Luke Pontorno:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 15:04 GMT	2 points
	Oh I was thinking of Alexander Hamilton Bridge. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Hamilton_Bridge

	Luke Pontorno:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 15:18 GMT	7 points
	based on all the valid comments here, this quiz really should be redone

	BigFlax:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 15:28 GMT	3 points
	Lots of missing ones. I would accept that the quiz was only using the "major" bridges, but if that's the case I'm not sure why Third Ave and Willis Ave are on there. And I definitely think it would have been fun to have all the water crossings into NYC, up to and including the Outerbridge Crossing.

	Nuclear_Knuckles:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 15:48 GMT	5 points
	Brad, the Triboro was changed to the RFK some time last year. I have the feeling it's not going to catch on for a long time.

	ArtVandaley:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 16:06 GMT	2 points
	I agree with everything said, why not get all the bridges and tunnels in the area??

	ArtVandaley:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 16:08 GMT	2 points
	also there is way too much time.

	pbysr:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 16:09 GMT	2 points
	I really think a sequel involving all of the bridges and tunnels of NYC is in order. That would include little known gems like the Koskiusco and the Marine Parkway. As it is almost all of the Harlem River crossings are missing (High Bridge, Washington, Hamilton, swing bridges.) Also, I petition all New Yorkers to "Avenue of the Americas' the 'RFK' Bridge.

	eldar:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 17:17 GMT	1 point
	Honorable mentions for Throg's Neck, Whitestone, and whatever that bridge is called on the BQE just before the LIE... the Some-Polish-name-I-can't-pronounce-let-alone-spell Bridge? (Oh hang on the poster above mentioned that one, the Koskiusco.) Greater NY also has the Goethals and Outerbridge going from Staten Island to Jersey.

	Tom:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 18:41 GMT	1 point
	Adding the Pulaski Bridge would be a nice shout out to Long Island City and Greenpoint.

	Figment:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 19:14 GMT	2 points
	Thanks for still accepting Triboro. Having not lived in the NYC area for seven years, I had no clue that it had been renamed.

	papercrab:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 19:35 GMT	-2 points
	Nobody calls it the RFK. Everybody calls it the Queens-Midtown. This isn't even all the bridges in Manhattan. Not a big fan.

	F.U.- R.U.:	Jul 23rd, 2009 at 19:51 GMT	4 points
	you guys missed one bridge out of manhattan into the bronx. The Henry Hudson bridge north of the Cloisers on the Henry Hudson Parkway. I guess that would count as a crossing out of manhattan, no?