Belt Parkway Bridge over Mill Basin, Jamaica Bay, Brooklyn, New York City
Carry: 6 road lanes of Belt Shore Parkway with sidewalks over Mill Basin
Type: double leaf trunnion bascule bridge
Opened: 29 June 1940 (reconstruction of draw bridge was completed in December 2006)
Average daily traffic volumes (2008): 144,000
Bridge Openings (2009): 183 (average opening/closing time is 10 minutes)
Replacement: The existing structure will be demolished and replaced with a 11 span fixed bridge, north of the existing bridge (scheduled to start in fall 2011, and to last approximately 4 years)
Belt Parkway Bridge over Mill Basin, Jamaica Bay, Brooklyn, New York City
Carry: 6 road lanes of Belt Shore Parkway with sidewalks over Mill Basin
Type: double leaf trunnion bascule bridge
Opened: 29 June 1940 (reconstruction of draw bridge was completed in December 2006)
Average daily traffic volumes (2008): 144,000
Bridge Openings (2009): 183 (average opening/closing time is 10 minutes)
Replacement: The existing structure will be demolished and replaced with a 11 span fixed bridge, north of the existing bridge (scheduled to start in fall 2011, and to last approximately 4 years)