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The Pulaski Bridge in New York City connects Long Island City in Queens to Greenpoint in Brooklyn over Newtown Creek. It is named after Polish military commander and American Revolution fighter Kazimierz Pulaski (Casimir Pulaski), probably because of the large Polish population in Greenpoint.
The Pulaski Bridge, designed by Frederick Zurmuhlen and opened to traffic on September 10, 1954, is a bascule bridge, a type of drawbridge. It carries six lanes of traffic and a pedestrian sidewalk over the water, Long Island Railroad tracks, and the entrance to the Queens Midtown Tunnel. The pedestrian sidewalk is on the west side of the bridge, which has good views of the industrial areas surrounding Newtown Creek, the skylineA skyline is best described as the overall or partial view or relief of a city's tall buildings and structures. It can also be described as the artificial horizon that a city's overall structure creates. Skylines are a good representation of a city’s over of ManhattanFor other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation . Manhattan is the name of an island alongside the lower Hudson River and also of one of the five boroughs that form the City of New York. The borough is coterminous with New York County and includes the Islan, and of a number of other bridges, including the Williamsburg BridgeThe Williamsburg Bridge is a bridge in New York City across the East River connecting Manhattan at Delancey St. with the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn on Long Island at Interstate 278. Construction on the bridge began in 1896. and opened on Decemb, the Queensboro BridgeQueensborough Bridge and Midtown Manhattan, New York The Queensboro Bridge is a cantilever bridge over the East River in New York City. It connects the neighborhood of Long Island City in the borough of Queens with Manhattan, passing over Roosevelt Island, and the Kosciuszko BridgeThe Kosciuszko Bridge describes two major structures in New York. Both are named in honor of Thaddeus Kosciusko, a Polish volunteer who was a General in the American Revolutionary War. New York City The bridge in New York City is a part of Interstate 278. It was reconstructed in 19941994 is a common year starting on Saturday, and was designated the International year of the Family''. Events January events January 1 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect January 6 Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an.
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