Throgs Neck Bridge

I don’t use this bridge too often so I don’t think of it as an option but it is a good one. The view is amazing while crossing. I’ve only driven across but the bike paths looks good. Surprisingly smooth drive as far as potholes. Rare for a bridge in New York.
It connects the Cross Island Parkway and Clearview Expressway with the Bronx and I 95 to go North toward CT or upstate or South towards New Jersey. It’s usually a little bit of a longer drive using this way to get back towards the boros using this bridge but a lot of times there is a lot less traffic. I’d rather keep moving than sit in traffic.
I suggest using EZPass here as there is a slight discount. The toll is also cheaper than the other Bridges. There’s is usually less of a line on the toll lanes for EZPass users.

I know it is expensive to live in New York, but why they need to make it that expensive?
Since I downloaded the new navigating system called Waze, I discovered the secret of Throgs Neck Bridge. I uses to use other bridges to cross, but the Waze taught me that this bridge can be empty when other are busy. Saved me a lot of time (Not necessarily money).

One lf the nicest bridges in NYC. The walk way is ideal for bike riding and walking. There are not many potholes in the pavement. They have enough benches for you to sit and watch the scenery. I prefer to sit on the beautifully groomed grass under a tree though lol. I have been comming to this bridge for a while now, and it never disappoints.
Driving on the bridge isnt bad either. No potholes, barely any traffic whenever I do decided to use it. Its spacious enough.

One of my kittens has «Throgs Neck.» I’m not even kidding. Her name is Tenille. Whenever you look at her, she gets a little intimidated, and her neck retracts backwards like a turtle sliding its head back into a shell. It’s so adorable. This condition, now and forever, will be known as «Throgs Neck.»
I’ve crossed this bridge in both directions several times, and the view is absolutely stunning. You can see the Long Island Sound to your right (when heading North to Bronx) and all the way up to Connecticut and halfway up Long Island on a clear day. The middle part of the bridge isn’t the most imaginative or stunning unlike some of the bridges in the area. The surface feels absolutely perfect. The views are stunning and the wind is heavy. The wait time can be nightmarish, especially if you don’t have EZ-​Pass but even sometimes if you do.
The area next to the Bridge is «Throggs Neck» but they decided to drop a «g» in order to make it easier to fit the name on road signs. How bizarre. If I was rating the NYC bridges and tunnels based on toll payments, they would *all score one out of five.* Literally. I find the tolls absolutely obscene. Each crossing of the bridge will set you back $ 7.50 or $ 5.33 if you have EZ-​Pass.
Unlike most bridges in the area you have to pay to cross both ways. But it’s only half as much (a lot of the area bridges are 14 or 15). It hurts my soul to have to give Throgs Neck anything other than a 5, but (a) it’s not so imaginatively designed, looks a bit generic in the middle, (b) the lines are long, © the prices are ridiculous, and (d) my kitten is suffering from a condition because of this bridge. So it’s a 4.

It would get 5 Stars if it didn’t cost 8 dolla holla If you want to cross this bridge. At first I used my default logic thinking «ok, what is the best route to bypass this toll?» And I figured out, it can add up to an hour and lots of gridlock through Manhattan traffic via FDR North Bound or Southbound depending on which direction you are trying to travel. I have now upgraded up to a EZ toll pass and will be saving 25−45% discount on tolls. I know respect this funny named bridge more than before.

I know I’m almost home when I’m on the TNB

The throgs neck bridgeIn my opinion this is one of the nicest bridges in NYC. No huge pot holes or narrow lanes. Most of the time I take this bridge when I go to Long Island. It is easy to get on the cross island parkway. I also take this bridge heading home from the island because I can get on 95 easy.
The tolls on this bridge are the same as the Whitestone. $ 7.50 for cash. $ 5.30 for EZ-​Pass. It is much cheaper to cross this bridge if you have EZ-​Pass.

Going into the Bronx (frequently), or when picking up the I-​95, I prefer the Throgs Neck Bridge. I love the scenery. Though the height can be intimidating, the best time is cruising in the summer with the windows down & letting the aqua breeze roll in. I love seeing the waterfront homes. It proves NY has amazing scenery in every borough! The toll-​booths can be jammed up at times, but lately it has been moving quicker than in the past. I would love if the toll didn’t go up anymore! I feel that just yesterday it was $ 5.50! Jeez. Anyway, hopefully I get to check-​in at this beautiful site soon! Happy Unilocaling!

THE MORE YOU KNOW
Did you know that the actual name of this bridge as well as the neighborhood should actually read ‘Throggs Neck’, spelled with two G’s?
It is stated, while preparing the signs for our fair town back in the day, the decision was made to drop one of the ‘G’s because NYC Parks Commissioner, Robert Moses, felt the wording with two G’s wouldn’t fit on most street signs.

One of New York City’s most scenic, and most beautiful bridges. It is seldom acknowledged, but I love it nonetheless.

Yes!!! I love this bridge.
I can count on one hand, literally, the amount of time I have actually hit traffic. Whether I am driving mid afternoon or night, it is usually a smooth run, as long as you have an EZ PASS. I cannot speak on the CASH lanes, but usually most CASH lanes on bridges are slow. The TNB gets me to the Bronx quick, and it is a nice view to look out at the water ahead of you as your driving across the bridge .
My only issue is that now during the summer they are doing work on this bridge which results in them shutting down one lane during the late night hours. It’s all good because I just divert to the Whitestone Bridge when this happens. So if you are driving on the Cross Island, take the TNB, it’s really the best option.

The Throgs Neck Bridge crossing from Queens to the Bronx is one of the nicest in NYC. It connects the Clearview Expy & Cross Island Pkwy to the New England Thruway (I-​95), Cross Bronx Expy & Bruckner Expy, some of the busiest highways around. It is similar in design to the Whitestone & Verrazano-​Narrows Bridges in that they are cable suspension bridges with riveted plate steel arch towers only an enginerd can appreciate. Like the Whitestone, there are 3 lanes in each direction, but the lanes on the TNB are wider and easier to drive. As for the aesthetics, all MTA toll bridges are painted the same dull light gray. They must get a discount on it.
So I make this crossing just about everyday and hand over $ 5.33 (EZ Pass) to the MTA Bridge & Tunnel Authority for each crossing. Stay to the left for EZ Pass lanes and to the right if paying cash. I really wonder why some people still want to dish out the full $ 7.50 in cash. Once in a while, some numbnuts won’t read the signs a mile before the toll, gets in the EZ Pass lanes and fouls up traffic trying to cut across 6 lanes to get to the cash booths. I’m just glad that the Throgs Neck doesn’t have constant construction like the Whitestone, though on occasion, they will shut down lanes with no notice for repairs, inspections, etc. Overall, the Throgs, even though is an expensive crossing, they spend it well on maintenance for the approaches & the bridge itself making it a smooth, safe ride. There is no pedestrian access, so you can’t enjoy the view except from your car.
Some sights along the drive? As you’re going Bronx bound, look to the east and you will see this tiny little island in the middle of Long Island Sound. It’s called the Devil’s Stepping Stone and has an automated solar powered lighthouse on it.
Further up that way, you can see the boats moored by City Island and even further up the coast, you can spot the towers of Co-​Op City and New Rochelle. The bridge also passes over the peninsula that the SUNY Maritime College occupies and you can usually see the ship that the midshipmen take out for their summer training cruise docked at the pier.

I’ve mever have a problem navigating this structure… lol

The views, the views, the views on a clear day! Most of the time congested traffic, but you know what, leave it bit earlier and enjoy the view from the top.

Sometimes the the traffic is deplorable, especially when they had that fire a few years ago, but I also associate this bridge with a lot of great memories. It’s the bridge my family has always taken to get to my grandparent’s house and I do recall many times driving during sunset or sunrise for a beautiful view of the city and the other bridges.

Wife leaving out of Newark airport, easiest way is Throgs Neck To the GW.
A bridge is pretty much a bridge.
It gets you from point a to point b.
I have gone on the Throgs Neck hundreds of times over the years and i think this is the first time I hit zero traffic.
Ohhhhhhhh boy, well it is a sunday anyway.

This bridge is a smooth cruiser. Everyone knows that. It’s hard not to see it. Sailing across the big guy is quite the experience. It’s younger than the Whitestone. Hasn’t seen as much. Still wet behind the ears unlike most suspension bridges. This bridge was built to ease the load carried by the Whitestone. The elder statesman to the west. Traffic was deep and the commuters got greedy. So they decided it was time for a young buck to relieve the pain. The rest is history.
Thanks, T-​Neck.

Ill do another bridge review.
Why do I feel like at any second Im going over the side on this bridge?
Heyy I can see Potters Field from up here!

The Throgs Neck Bridge and I have had a serious relationship for quite a few years. Back when I lived in The Bronx, my family frequently used this bridge to go visit other relatives out in Lawn Guyland. When I was younger, I had no concept of traffic and never understood why sometimes my parents loved this bridge, and other times they hated it. As I got older, I began to understand why.
I don’t get to use this bridge as often anymore because I don’t have a car and would rather rely on public transportation but when I do use it, I rarely run into any issues. The traffic flows, you can’t ask for much else while trying to get from Point A to Point B.

I realize that I wrote a hilarious review of the Whitestone — in the form of a breakup letter — but never reviewed the bridge I left it for. let’s fix that.
not as crowded as the Whitestone, and in much better shape, the Throgs Neck is the far lesser of two evils when crossing from Q-​Boro to the Boogie-​Down Bronx and onwards to parts north — such as where I work (that’s right, suckas — reverse commuting for the win!).
compare the fact that recently there was construction on here for 2 weeks (which actually ended earlier than they said it would), and still the traffic coming home was only terrible for one day — versus the fact that the Whitestone continually looks like goddamn Bosnia…
the lanes on the Throgs Neck are — here’s a goddamn innovative idea — wide enough for modern cars! unlike the Whitestone where you are about 2 millimeters from the adjacent cars and the concrete dividers.
I concede that this is not a great bridge — look, I got a lot of friends that are civil engineers, I’ve heard about this to no end — but next to the atrocity that is the Whitestone Bridge, the Throgs Neck is the way to go.