Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge, New York City

Name: Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge
Address: New York City, United States

#1956 among attractions in New York City

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Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge, New York City

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The Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge is a vertical-lift bridge in New York City, New York, that crosses Rockaway Inlet. The bridge, which opened on July 3, 1937, connects the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens, with Flatbush Avenue to Floyd Bennett Field, Belt Parkway, and the Marine Park neighborhood in Brooklyn. The bridge is designated as New York State Route 901B, an unsigned reference route. ()

Length: 4022 ftCoordinates: 40°34'24"N, 73°53'6"W

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Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Jacob Riis Park, Aviator Sports and Events Center, Fort Tilden, Floyd Bennett Field.

0.7 miSE
Park, Neighbourhood
Jacob Riis Park, New York City
19 min walk • Jacob Riis Park, also called Jacob A. Riis Park and Riis Park, is a seaside park on the southwestern portion of the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens.
1.3 miNW
Sport venue, Sport, Sport complex
Aviator Sports and Events Center, New York City
35 min walk • Aviator Sports and Events Center is a sports and events center in Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, New York City. Operating as a concessionaire of National Park Service, Aviator has refurbished four historic aircraft hangars and surrounding grounds in partnership with the NPS.
1 miSW
Park
Fort Tilden, New York City
26 min walk • Fort Tilden, also known as Fort Tilden Historic District, is a former United States Army installation on the coast in the New York City borough of Queens. Fort Tilden now forms part of the Gateway National Recreation Area, and is administered by the National Park Service.
1.3 miN
Museum
Floyd Bennett Field, New York City
33 min walk • Floyd Bennett Field is an airfield in the Marine Park neighborhood of southeast Brooklyn in New York City, along the shore of Jamaica Bay. The airport originally hosted commercial and general aviation traffic before being used as a naval air station.
0.6 miSW
Neighbourhood
Roxbury, New York City
15 min walk • Roxbury is a community on the Rockaway Peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens. The neighborhood is just west of the Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge and adjoins Fort Tilden. It is an inholding within the borders of the Breezy Point Unit of Gateway National Recreation Area, of the National Park System.
1.4 miNW
Sport venue, Sport
Aviator Sports and Events Center, New York City
35 min walk • Aviator Sports and Events Center is a sports and events center in Floyd Bennett Field, Brooklyn, New York City. Operating as a concessionaire of National Park Service, Aviator has refurbished four historic aircraft hangars and surrounding grounds in partnership with the NPS.