North Grand Island Bridge
North Grand Island Bridge | |
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 The bridge as seen from Buckhorn Island State Park. | |
| Coordinates | 43°4′8″N 78°59′27″W / 43.06889°N 78.99083°WCoordinates: 43°4′8″N 78°59′27″W / 43.06889°N 78.99083°W |
| Carries | Four lanes of  I-190 |
| Crosses | Niagara River |
| Locale | Grand Island, New York and Niagara Falls, New York |
| Maintained by | New York State Thruway Authority |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Twin truss bridges |
| Total length | 4,000 feet (1,219 m) |
| Longest span | 153 m |
| History | |
| Opened | 1935 (northbound span) 1965 (southbound span) |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | vehicular |
| Toll | $1.24 (Southbound) (Tolls by Mail) $0.95 (E-ZPass) |
| Location | |
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The North Grand Island Bridge is a pair of twin two-lane truss arch bridges spanning the Niagara River between Grand Island and Niagara Falls in New York, United States. Each bridge carries one direction of Interstate 190 (I-190). Both crossings are operated by the New York State Thruway Authority as part of the Niagara Thruway. The northbound span opened in 1935;[1] the southbound span was finished in 1965.[2]
A southbound-only toll is presently collected via open-road cashless tolling. The open-road tolling began operating on March 29, 2018, replacing conventional toll booths which were on Grand Island [3] [4] The tollbooths were dismantled, and drivers are no longer able to pay cash at the bridge. Instead, drivers will travel beneath an overhead gantry where their E-ZPass transponder will be detected and charged. Drivers without an E-ZPass will have a picture of their license plate taken, and the toll will be mailed to them.
References[]
- ^ Federal Highway Administration (2012). "NBI Structure Number: 5045752". National Bridge Inventory. Federal Highway Administration.
- ^ Federal Highway Administration (2012). "NBI Structure Number: 5045751". National Bridge Inventory. Federal Highway Administration.
- ^ "2018 Toll Information". New York State Thruway. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
- ^ "Cashless Tolls is set on Thursday night". New York State Thruway. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
External links[]
- Pictures taken of North Grand Island Bridges taken 8-3-07
- Highlights of the History of Grand Island, NY
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