Facts
- The center span is lifted and lowered 100 times a year to allow vessels to pass beneath the roadway.
- The center span is 540 feet (160 m) long and is only 55 feet (17 m) above the water but can be lifted to a height of 150' feet above the water.
- Part of the crash of American Airlines Flight 587 was filmed from a tollbooth camera on this bridge.
- A beautiful view of the Manhattan skyline can be seen from the bridge driving into Brooklyn.
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