The Queensboro Bridge

Images of America: New York

by The Greater Astoria Historical Society

Opened in 1909, the Queensboro Bridge is the longest bridge spanning the East River. The bridge had an immediate and profound effect on the development of Queens from a largely rural area into a bedroom and working community. With its graceful symmetry, the bridge has long been a source of inspiration for artists, songwriters, and authors. Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel made it an icon for the 1960s with the song "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)," and more recently it was featured in the movie Spiderman. Through historic photographs, The Queensboro Bridge documents the creation of this cultural icon and its contributions to the history of New York.

128 pages, Paperback

First published March 19, 2008

Reviews

[Christian Dattwyler · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not only the story of the construction of one of New York's monumental bridges spanning the East River, but a historical look at the borough of Queens before the bridge, when it was basically Long Island farmland. The great bridge is what brought Queens and Long Island City to the metropolis it is now