NYC DOT - Movable Bridges

DOT oversees 24 movable bridges throughout the five boroughs. DOT's movable bridges include two retractile bridges, seven swing bridges, four lift bridges, and elevem bascule (drawbridge) bridges. Federal mandates require around-the-clock coverage at many of the movable bridges.

Mariners should monitor marine radio channel 16 for news from the U.S. Coast Guard on special circumstances affecting the operation of movable bridges. If you'd like to request a bridge opening for a vessel, you have three options. You can call the DOT Bridge Operator on marine radio channel 13, the DOT Bridge Operations Office at 212-839-3740, or the DOT Communications Center at 718-433-3340.

East River

Roosevelt Island Bridge

Harlem River

Wards Island Bridge

Willis Avenue Bridge

Third Avenue Bridge

Madison Avenue Bridge

145th Street Bridge

Macombs Dam Bridge

West 207th Street/University Heights Bridge

Broadway Bridge

Gowanus Canal

Hamilton Avenue Bridge

Ninth Street Bridge

Third Street Bridge

Carroll Street Bridge

Union Street Bridge

Newtown Creek and Tributaries

Pulaski Bridge

Greenpoint Avenue Bridge

Grand Street Bridge

Metropolitan Avenue Bridge

Borden Avenue Bridge

Hunters Point Avenue Bridge

The Bronx

Eastern Boulevard Bridge, Bronx River

Hutchinson River Parkway Bridge, Eastchester Creek

Pelham Bridge, Eastchester Creek

Unionport Bridge, Westchester Creek