Pulaski Drawbridge bridge lift

We are on the Pulaski Bridge, a bascule drawbridge which spans Newtown Creek and defines the border between Brooklyn and Queens, where we happen to come upon the uncommon occurrence of a bridge lift. Newtown Creek, which this bridge crosses, is a small 3 mile long industrial water way used primarily by barges and tugboats to serve some factories along the water. While there are bridge openings, they are rather uncommon. The Pulaski Bridge connects 11th Street in Long Island City in Queens to McGuinness Boulevard in Greenpoint in Brooklyn. The bridge was opened in 1954, and replaced the old Vernon Avenue Bridge. The bridge has 4 separate segments. Once raised, we see Reinauer Transportation tugboat Matthew Tibbetts as it heads for the East River. Once the tugboat is clear, the bridge segments close gingerly, make the ground shake as they completely close, and the gates go up after everything is down and locked. Enjoy this uncommon sight of New York City. If you have any questions about the video, feel free to message me. Comments are welcome. The video was taken on December 8th, 2011.

[@annecohen8927]

The automatic barrier placement is a nice safety feature that every drawbridges should have including two of them in San Francisco. It prevents cars from accessing the.drawbridge before the drawbridge is activated by the attendant at the control tower

[@NYHalfassprepper]

I am a mate for American Petroleum, My tug requires this bridge to open every time we transit to Bayside Fuel. It is rather high as far as clearance but tugs are getting higher also to see over larger barges. The bridge requires 4 hours notice to open, but we generally call earlier than that.

[@Bbgunn325]

I always hated getting stuck behind that damn bridge!

[@stelanodasanisteele498]

Always happens when I’m headed to work!!!! Just happened last night …

[@evangouldtransit]

saw the bridge open midday today.

[@FL92002]

@LIRR175
If you look closely on the Queens side of the bridge, you will see a yellow NYCDOT van. There were two or three people in there. One of them is the person in the bridge tower, the other was the one that was standing next to me, and I think there might have been another guy on the Queens side doing the same thing. This bridge is not manned 24 hours, as it is not a busy enough to warrant that much manpower.

[@tanassliheet9641]

I like brights

[@litonliton62]

Don't get why it is the same boat that pass by the bridge when it opens

[@LIRR175]

Are these bridge openings planned in advance so they can have the appropriate crews there, or is the bridge staffed around the clock like some?

[@tkproductions2019]

Is this in Wisconsin?

[@FL92002]

Not even close.

[@gtavstepfordcounty1733]

NYC

[@Musicradio77Network]

It’s in Brooklyn connecting into Queens.

[@davidneman6527]

Milwaukee does have a good number of frequently opening drawbridges, however.

[@thischanneliscancelled3477]

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