North Grand Island Bridge

The North Grand Island Bridge is a pair of twin two-lane truss arch bridges spanning the Niagara River between Grand Island and Niagara Falls in New York, United States. Each bridge carries one direction of Interstate 190 (I-190). Both crossings are operated by the New York State Thruway Authority as part of the Niagara Thruway. The northbound span opened in 1935;[1] the southbound span was finished in 1965.[2]

North Grand Island Bridge
The bridge as seen from Buckhorn Island State Park.
Coordinates43°4′8″N 78°59′27″W
CarriesFour lanes of I-190
CrossesNiagara River
LocaleGrand Island, New York and Niagara Falls, New York
Maintained byNew York State Thruway Authority
Characteristics
DesignTwin truss bridges
Total length4,000 feet (1,219 m)
Longest span153 m
History
Opened1935 (northbound span)
1965 (southbound span)
Statistics
Daily trafficvehicular
Toll$1.00 (Southbound) (Tolls by Mail) $0.95 (E-ZPass)
Location

A southbound-only toll is presently collected via open-road cashless tolling. The open-road tolling began operating on March 29, 2018, replacing conventional toll booths which were on Grand Island [3] [4] The tollbooths were dismantled, and drivers are no longer able to pay cash at the bridge. Instead, drivers will travel beneath an overhead gantry where their E-ZPass transponder will be detected and charged. Drivers without an E-ZPass will have a picture of their license plate taken, and the toll will be mailed to them.

References
  1. Federal Highway Administration (2012). "NBI Structure Number: 5045752". National Bridge Inventory. Federal Highway Administration.
  2. Federal Highway Administration (2012). "NBI Structure Number: 5045751". National Bridge Inventory. Federal Highway Administration.
  3. "2018 Toll Information". New York State Thruway. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  4. "Cashless Tolls is set on Thursday night". New York State Thruway. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
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