The Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge (formerly the North Channel Bridge) is a bridge that carries
Cross Bay Boulevard
Woodhaven Boulevard and Cross Bay Boulevard (formerly Jamaica Bay Boulevard) are two parts of a major boulevard in the New York City borough of Queens. Woodhaven Boulevard runs roughly north–south in the central portion of Queens. South o ...
across
Jamaica Bay in
Queens
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,
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the most densely populated major city in the Un ...
, between
Howard Beach and
Broad Channel
Broad Channel is a neighborhood in the southern portion of the New York City borough of Queens. It occupies the southern portion of Rulers Bar Hassock (known colloquially as "Broad Channel Island"), the only inhabited island in Jamaica Bay.
Th ...
. The fixed bridge, carrying six lanes of Cross Bay Boulevard, is named for the late
Joseph P. Addabbo, who represented the area in the
United States House of Representatives
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from 1961 to 1986.
The bridge was built alongside the original North Channel Bridge (1925-1993) as a replacement; a lack of maintenance on the old bascule bridge had allowed it to deteriorate to the point where it was beyond repair.
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Bridges in Queens, New York
Transportation in Rockaway, Queens
Road bridges in New York City
Pedestrian bridges in New York City
Howard Beach, Queens
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