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    The building of the bridge photo is from MTA archives. Posted with review 03/31/24
    Marianne W.

    Bronx-Whitestone Bridge I'm used to calling this bridge the Whitestone Bridge. This bridge is a suspension bridge in New York City, carrying six lanes of Interstate 678 over the East River. The bridge connects Throgs Neck and Ferry Point Park in the Bronx, on the East River's northern shore, with the Whitestone neighborhood of Queens on the southern shore. Although the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge's construction was proposed as early as 1905, it was not approved until 1936. The bridge was designed by Swiss-American architect Othmar Ammann and design engineer Allston Dana and opened to traffic with four lanes on April 29, 1939. Okay so I'm obsessing about bridges. After the recent accident involving a bridge I'm thinking about the manpower and years of planning and labor that goes into the building of a bridge. It's very heartbreaking to me to see a bridge come down for any reason. Citizens don't realize how much disruption goes into the loss of a bridge not to mention our economy. This bridge is 84 years old approximately. There's others much older. I'm just giving everyone something to think about. I know it's been on my mind lately.

    Andrew I.

    All New York City bridges are pretty terrible. This is one of the better ones. Convenient for me because it leads right back to the hutchinson Parkway. I don't understand how these bridges are under constant construction to delay traffic worse yet are never in better condition. Government conspiracy if you ask me.

    Shoshana R.

    Cashless doesn't mean wait... Less So the people that be up in Albany, have made all Port Authority/MTA bridges and tunnels cashless at the end of 2017. So there are no more toll booths or agents. You have to use an E-Z pass tag (discounted price) or the vehicle is billed to the registered owner based on the license plate. This in theory may seem like a very efficient concept. Of course disregarding the cost to retrofit for the infrastructure or the absorption of the jobs no longer needed. However, we are still waiting for any sign of improvement in efficiency. The amount of noticeably increased traffic is uber ridiculous. Prior to the overhaul, as an E-Z pass holder you always knew you could bypass the traffic because that usually meant cash lanes. Now it's just unnecessary traffic all the time in every lane going everywhere. Which of course, is a domino effect and trickles down to traffic elsewhere even when you are not using the foolish cashless bridges. Hey Albany this joint isn't working! Ohhh, that's right my fault, it doesn't really affect most you just the majority of us.

    Dominik D.

    I always wonder what you can say about a bridge in a Yelp review. It didn't collapse on me, five stars!

    Wow, the traffic cone thinks it's in the Michael Jackson Smooth Criminal video. This was taken while speeding to Yelp's Summer Stunner.
    Fox E.

    I wrote a song with Timberlake about when the police stopped me on this bridge: Those flashing lights came from everywhere The fat cop stripped me to my underwear (underwear yeah) He's got me Whitestoned Man I swear I'm high and he knows I think that he knows This bridge is freaky and it knows it. Bronx is what New Yorkers call Bronchitis. They tend to get it because of all the traffic fumes. Whitestone is when someone Caucasian takes a lot of drugs or drinks a lot of alcohol (or usually both). Someone who is Whitestoned and is also suffering from the Bronx, will probably die. Whereas if you are Whitestoned and you are in the Bronx, then you will probably get robbed. But it's better to get robbed by a bodega worker in the Bronx than by a JFK or LaGuardia employee in Queens, right? Or worst of all: by a Manhattan banker. Pink Floyd said it best when they said, all in all you're just a... nother pr*ck on the Wall Street Stock Exchange. But let's talk about this bridge. I've crossed this one maybe 5 times total, and I've crossed Throgs Neck (awesome name) maybe 15 times total. I tend to gravitate towards that one because you can see "out to sea" from it and all the way up the coast on a clear day. But if I'm honest, this one probably has better views, because you get parts of the Bronx, parts of Queens, and an amazing vista of Manhattan which you can see from some of the pix here. If I was writing this review about 3 years ago, it'd have scored a 2 or 3. It was one of the most backed-up, run-down, construction-suffocated bridges around. However now that all of the work is done, it's nice! Delays are way less, there's more space, the road surface is perfect. I like this bridge a lot! The only reason it scores 4 instead of 5, is because it's essentially taking you from one NYC nabe to another. Bronx to Queens or vice versa. And for that reason I feel like it should be free, or maybe 1 or 2 dollars either way. You're staying in the same city, so no need to gouge. But they do. It's $7.50 each way. It is possible to get from BX to Q without paying, but it's a long way round. Queensboro and then one of the small bridges from Harlem to the Bronx. Quite annoying. But if we focus on the good then I'll say it's a gorgeous bridge with a gorgeous view and it's been brilliantly redesigned and revamped and now is as smooth as it's going to be for New York (no that is not a comment on the personal grooming habits of NYC girls, no matter where your mind instantly predictably went). I'll definitely be using it in future, even though it doesn't have a name as cool as Throgs Neck. I'm much more into Necking than being Whitestoned. I'm only half white anyway. Half-whitestoned doesn't quite have the same ring to it. Speaking of rings, I think someone should give the MTA a ring on the phone and tell them the story by the Malaysian Lucas L (not Lucas Leiva from Liverpool FC btw), because it's disgusting. That employee should not be working at a bridge, or anywhere he has to deal with the pubic for that matter. I meant the public, not the pubic. Sorry, I'm still thinking about the smooth personal grooming stuff. Okay I need a moment. (Breathing heavy).

    Maria G.

    LOVE this bridge. Absolutely wonderful view of the city and more. Not 5 stars because if I make a trip into the city or Queens, $7.5 per trip is expensive to start with...also I have to make sure I carry enough cash. Ouch. Also be sure for long lines if you pay for cash. One time I was stuck here for 15 minutes, most of the wait times were around 5 - 10 mins. The lane on the right side (on both directions) is always extremely narrow. Make sure you choose the middle or left lane (depends on the specific section of the bridge) to drive through as you will have more room.

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    Mike M.

    I'm not going to be one of those yelpers who writes an essay about a damn bridge but I must say this bridge has nice views on both sides.

    Natalia R.

    Beautiful views of the city while crossing the bridge. Usually full of traffic and construction. I take this bridge a few times a month. Pretty expensive tolls.

    Mariah B.

    This is a decent bridge. Not too many potholes , and not too much traffic. The view is just alright.

    Skyline at 8am
    Josh M.

    The Whitestone is a cool bridge nothing special except the view. This bridge connects the Bronx to Long Island and queens. I take this bridge to get into queens. If I'm coming from upstate. The tolls are much cheaper if you have EZ-Pass. The tolls cost $7.50 cash. For EZ-Pass they are $5.30 cents. Much cheaper if you have EZ-Pass. The view is really nice from the bridge. You can see the manhattan skyline day or night. The pictures always make the buildings seem smaller. Never the less it's still a nice view. Overall. This is a nice bridge. The view is great.

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    Under construction since 1957. C'mon already!

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