Williamsburg Bridge
Williamsburg Bridge
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Katy G
London, UK256 contributions
Oct 2022
A walk across Williamsburg Bridge is well worth it, it is an impressive structure and carries, walkers, cyclists, cars and subway trains. It is a really cool spot with good views of the city. Once you've walked it, well worth also going across on the subway. Not the first place on a tourist's itinerary but it should be.
Written 12 February 2023
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BrakiWorldTraveler
Belgrade, Serbia19,455 contributions
May 2022
Third in a row across the East river, Williamsburg bridge connects Queens and Manhattan. It's an awesome steel structure and another famous bridge in NYC.
It's way less crowded than Brooklyn bridge.
It's way less crowded than Brooklyn bridge.
Written 23 June 2022
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The Five Road Trippers 🚙🎡🎢🧳
Long Island, NY16,135 contributions
Jul 2019 • Couples
When I was living in Bethlehem, PA, this was my direct route home after my summer weekends on Long Island. East to cross then follow the local streets to the Holland Tunnel.
Written 30 July 2019
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vagabondginger
Alicante, Spain1,251 contributions
Oct 2021
I had walked the Brooklyn Bridge in both directions in the past when it was so crowded and everyone taking selfies and walking in front of bikers, etc. This time around I decided to walk the Williamsburg Bridge just because I took the subway over from Manhattan and needed to get back, so why not. Liked that the walkers, bikers, cars and subway all have their own paths altho it's noisy with the subway running across it. But the views of the Manhattan skyline and the river below was nice. It's only about 1.5 miles to walk it so it went pretty fast. When this bridge opened in 1903 it was the longest suspension bridge in the world. Maybe the Brooklyn Bridge has more charm, but with the lack of crowds on a nice day, I was happy with this choice.
Written 1 November 2021
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The Five Road Trippers 🚙🎡🎢🧳
Long Island, NY16,135 contributions
Apr 2019 • Couples
I prefer the Williamsburg Bridge because it is the eastermost bridge from Lower Manhattan. Perfect for Long Islanders. Not as glamorous as the Manhattan Bridge or the Brooklyn Bridge.
Written 12 April 2019
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misopiso88
Seattle, WA24,967 contributions
Apr 2019 • Friends
Came to NYC on the redeye and was fortunate enough to be heading across the Williamsburg Bridge at sunrise....BEAUTIFUL! Gorgeous view of Manhattan from the bridge. Highly recommend!
Written 8 April 2019
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KarenM1_10
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan1,043 contributions
Oct 2020
My daughter lives close to the bridge and we walked and biked several times. They did a nice job dividing up the bridge for walkers and bikers. The views are fantastic and you definitely get a good workout.
Written 7 November 2020
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Lolly’s Look
New York City, NY15,009 contributions
Aug 2019
The Williamsburg Bridge connects Queens to Manhattan. Here’s a picture of me traveling underneath it from the water.
Written 2 August 2019
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Stephan G
Frankfurt, Germany1,742 contributions
May 2017 • Business
The Williamsburg Bridge is a suspension bridge across the East River. It is connecting the Lower East Side of Manhattan at Delancey Street with the Williamsburg neighborhood.
The Brooklyn landing is between Grand Street and Broadway, which both had ferries at the time. The five ferry routes operated from these landings withered and went out of business by 1908.
Subway:
Take "A" or the "C"
Get off at DELANCEY ST STATION and walk 0.2 miles(4 minutes) East to destination.
The Brooklyn landing is between Grand Street and Broadway, which both had ferries at the time. The five ferry routes operated from these landings withered and went out of business by 1908.
Subway:
Take "A" or the "C"
Get off at DELANCEY ST STATION and walk 0.2 miles(4 minutes) East to destination.
Written 15 July 2017
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Troy E
San Francisco, CA8 contributions
Sept 2014 • Solo
The bridge between the Williamsburg part of Brooklyn and lower Manhattan. The part of Manhattan known as the lower Eastside. There is a separate bike lane and a lane to walk over the bridge for pedestrians. The bridge was built in 1903, which at the time it was built, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world. You could drive across the bridge in your car. Great views. Lots of history.
Written 25 September 2014
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My first time i will go to NYC so were i go and abut the weather in summer
Written 11 September 2019
I plan on walking the bridge from the les into Williamsburg in the late afternoon when it will be dark - is it safe ?
Also when we get off the bridge into williamsburg is there anywhere you recomend to eat/drink/walk around? Or is it best getting a taxi to somewhere.
We will need to return to New York what is the best way to get back without walking back over the bridge?
Written 7 January 2018
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Kick off your stroll on Delancey and Forsyth Streets. These days, the immigrants in this neighborhood hail from Cleveland, not County Cork, but neither they nor the shiny Starbucks on the corner have managed to completely homogenize these blocks of hallowed tenements. There’s no sleep till Brooklyn, so look up at the Jesus mural on the outside of the Iglesia Adventista Delancey (126 Forsyth St at Delancey St, 212-925-5636) for divine inspiration—or at least a chuckle at Christ’s goofy grin.
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You’ll want to stock up for your interborough walkabout. Head four blocks east to Ludlow and hang a left, then a right toward Economy Candy (108 Rivington St between Essex and Ludlow Sts, 212-254-1531). Where we’re going, we can’t take giant Elvis Pez dispensers ($18), but there are also portable morsels to snack on here. If you don’t like Swedish Fish ($3.50/pound), you’re probably a communist.
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Laden with munchies, swing back to Delancey by way of Norfolk Street and turn east. The mouth of the Williamsburg Bridge—completed in 1903 and at that time the longest suspension bridge in the world—is that big, red-metal gateway ahead, helpfully labeled for anyone who might confuse it with the Staten Island Ferry. Hoof it uphill on the two-way bike- and footpath straight up the center.
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Soon you’ll reach a fork in the path and the city of new york williams u gh bridge sign, missing a couple letters, but complete with vestigial h and a few dozen layers of graffiti. Swing right; you’ll soon be even with the subway tracks, so wave to the J train passengers on one side while you take in a great Financial District skyline vista on the other.
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Don’t forget to people-watch; the W-burg is frequented by everyone from standard joggers and skateboarders to more unusual characters (we were into the lone dreadlocked biker on the decrepit front half of a tandem). At the midway point, cross to the north-side walkway to change up the view, gaining an eyeful of the crumbling landmark Domino Sugar Factory before it’s converted to overpriced luxury condos.
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Strolling down toward land again, check out the vibrant graffiti decorating South 5th Street below. Then find George Washington’s statue, standing guard over a wee eponymous park (Roebling St between South 4th and 5th Sts) and an army of empty benches. A compass underfoot points to the historical army encampment Valley Forge, 90 miles away. If nature calls, find the shady (and we don’t mean because of the trees) public bathrooms off to Georgie’s left.
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Go south on Havemeyer, crossing below the elevated J train. A right onto Division puts you smack in the middle of a Hasidic neighborhood. Stop in the Smilowitz Heimishe Bake Shop (167 Division Ave between Driggs Ave and Roebling St, 718-782-2955), where you’ll face the impossible choice between the delicate, culturally appropriate hamantaschen ($1 each) or a delectable chocolate croissant ($1.50).
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Hang a right at Driggs Avenue, taking in the well-preserved wrought-iron and brick architecture. You’ll recognize Broadway by the aroma of porterhouse wafting from New York’s steak shrine, Peter Luger (178 Broadway at Driggs Ave, 718-387-7400). No reservations? Console yourself with a drink and live jazz next door at former stogie den Velvet (174 Broadway between Bedford and Driggs Aves; 718-302-4427). If you’ve downed too many to stumble back across the bridge, have someone point you to the Marcy Avenue J-train stop; you can be on your way home in minutes.
DID YOU KNOW?
A sign on the bridge notes that the chief engineer was Leffert Lefferts Buck. In 1898, he also built an ill-fated “honeymoon” bridge at Niagara Falls; it collapsed into the falls when a run of ice came down from Lake Erie.
Written 7 January 2018
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Written 15 June 2015
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