# NEW YORK | Kosciuszko Bridge Replacement **URL:** \ **Category:** Completed\ **Created:** [July 14, 2014, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-kosciuszko-bridge-replacement/469 "2014-07-14T20:12:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2017, 4:34am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-kosciuszko-bridge-replacement/469/21 "2017-09-09T04:34:03Z")
> **[The old Kosciuszko Bridge will finally get blown up this month](https://www.timeout.com/newyork/blog/the-old-kosciuszko-bridge-will-finally-get-blown-up-this-month-090817)** > > Back in February, the announcement of the 78-year-old Kosciuszko Bridge's imminent demolition had New Yorkers buzzing. After all, it's not every day that you ge Kaboom ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2017, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-kosciuszko-bridge-replacement/469/22 "2017-09-23T13:35:16Z")
> **[Delayed destruction: Officials postpone Sept. 24 demolition of old Kosciuszko...](https://www.brooklynpaper.com/delayed-destruction-officials-postpone-sept-24-demolition-of-old-kosciuszko-bridge/)** > > There’s life in the old span yet. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2017, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-kosciuszko-bridge-replacement/469/23 "2017-09-29T16:06:07Z")
> **[Old Kosciuszko Bridge Imploded in Dusty Spectacle](https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/implosion-of-kosciuszko-bridge-this-weekend/291788/)** > > The old Kosciuszko Bridge, which connected Brooklyn and Queens for 78 years, was imploded Sunday morning. ---
**Author:** ![JC\_Heights](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/jc_heights/32/90668_2.png) [@JC\_Heights](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/JC_Heights)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2017, 3:01pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-kosciuszko-bridge-replacement/469/24 "2017-09-30T15:01:54Z")
Thanks for this news. I walked by a couple days ago and was wondering why the old parts were still standing. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/c/8ce88dd0f5a134405e6ea4fa0d35e18b7ba3ac6f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Brooklyn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/brooklyn/32/16158_2.png) [@Brooklyn](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Brooklyn)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2017, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-kosciuszko-bridge-replacement/469/25 "2017-10-01T14:30:54Z")
Nbcnewyork [https://www.instagram.com/p/BZtOhxzAtdm/](https://www.instagram.com/p/BZtOhxzAtdm/) ---
**Author:** ![JC\_Heights](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/jc_heights/32/90668_2.png) [@JC\_Heights](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/JC_Heights)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-kosciuszko-bridge-replacement/469/26 "2017-10-01T14:33:43Z")
Nice angle to catch that. Here is another short video > **[r/nyc - RIP Kosciusko Bridge](https://www.reddit.com/r/nyc/comments/73lcr1/rip_kosciusko_bridge/)** > > 3,265 votes and 288 comments so far on Reddit ---
**Author:** ![chris08876](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/chris08876/32/1617_2.png) [@chris08876](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/chris08876)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2017, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-kosciuszko-bridge-replacement/469/27 "2017-10-07T18:12:00Z")
![37174017690_c7a18cabd6_k](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/c/3c67442892ebb78bfec74630987086569945a7dd.jpg) ![37174016190_a7e73f5697_k](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/a/ba9125e45d30c081cc473421990ee659a0563382.jpg) Credit: [governorandrewcuomo](https://www.flickr.com/photos/governorandrewcuomo/37174016190/in/photolist-Z8EnEv-Z4qwk3-Z7YTBW-Z2j4j9-YZh9z9-Z7bV5M-YCWy1G-YCWyku-YCWyc3-YCWxTC-Y1qTvT-Z2DoYk-Z2DoBi-Z2Doyx-Y1qToZ-Z2Dotn-Y1qSKV-Z2DoRB-Z2DoKV-XWYFbo-Y1qTfT-XYEcCb-Z2qhKz-Z2qhaB-Z2qiBK-Z2qioi-Z2qhWB-Z2qivn-XWHxNC-Z2qgAa-Z2qi8P-Z2qhDT-YaqHdK-Y6QGLj-C5u9V5-Z4qwm5-Y3Vs41-YHbTk1-Y1aASx-XWHxA3-Z2qiHX-Z2qhQK-Z2qi2M-Z2qihr-Z2qiNX-XZrp5D-YZKpZ9-Y1fsyP-YFAuu5-Z2Aknj/) This one is cool. From the same source. ![37428389341_40d98c956a_k](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/0/e05222c61d0ab13afbe0057fe08680e25f9a1520.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![YIMHudson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/yimhudson/32/2304_2.png) [@YIMHudson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/YIMHudson)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2018, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-kosciuszko-bridge-replacement/469/28 "2018-08-08T19:02:47Z")
next span U/C [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/e/ae14625a183136ff31a7486812558d0d5caf634d.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/MLYwQu) [r\_180805264\_beat0067\_a](https://flic.kr/p/MLYwQu) by [Mitch Waxman](https://www.flickr.com/photos/mitchwaxman/), on Flickr [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/0/908e0d85d507f5f28196e996e1382cbe67950f04.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/MLYEH3) [r\_180805329\_beat0067\_a](https://flic.kr/p/MLYEH3) by [Mitch Waxman](https://www.flickr.com/photos/mitchwaxman/), on Flickr ---
**Author:** ![YIMHudson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/yimhudson/32/2304_2.png) [@YIMHudson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/YIMHudson)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2019, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-kosciuszko-bridge-replacement/469/29 "2019-02-05T21:49:14Z")
moving along [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/9/69fcf30e814e27583f080dd8229b62dbed311b51.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2dnCnby) [r\_190128073\_beat0008\_a](https://flic.kr/p/2dnCnby) by [Mitch Waxman](https://www.flickr.com/photos/mitchwaxman/), on Flickr [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/0/f0209d064305493efe44e6f323a312492b3f2640.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/Srm8M1) [r\_190203073\_beat0009\_a](https://flic.kr/p/Srm8M1) by [Mitch Waxman](https://www.flickr.com/photos/mitchwaxman/), on Flickr [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/e/0e9fe7c5172362077a1951bb8cf218e91bf5c52c.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2d5T7Jk) [r\_190128104\_beat0008\_a](https://flic.kr/p/2d5T7Jk) by [Mitch Waxman](https://www.flickr.com/photos/mitchwaxman/), on Flickr ---
**Author:** ![JB\_Slope](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/jb_slope/32/21649_2.png) [@JB\_Slope](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/JB_Slope)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2019, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-kosciuszko-bridge-replacement/469/30 "2019-02-12T18:18:10Z")
![47-PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/5/958f147188251736500a505ff3a80f9d3718f4c6.jpeg) Via: [New York landing 2019 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PGuKi3rS3c) h/t @chris08876 ---
**Author:** ![baronson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/baronson/32/190290_2.png) [@baronson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/baronson)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2019, 10:11pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-kosciuszko-bridge-replacement/469/31 "2019-03-03T22:11:41Z")
[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/f/5fffb72321ba517f26f2e3dcd2678736a8987d90.jpeg)](https://flic.kr/p/2dVjFSf) ---
**Author:** ![5Bfilms](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/5bfilms/32/173622_2.png) [@5Bfilms](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/5Bfilms)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-kosciuszko-bridge-replacement/469/32 "2019-03-31T13:35:51Z")
![BCS_20190330_153](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/f/8f03b081ea4c764bc6a309fa401666b205f5465b.jpeg) ![BCS_20190330_164](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/c/f/cf63232c72dd911a10ed50ffb5b75065d0906dc3.jpeg) ![BCS_20190330_170](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/b/4bccd05a6652cbb62f3542df4181d37c4437528a.jpeg) ![BCS_20190330_179](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/3/7373b7805e875cbbbf8615bd4f71edfd2f0e870a.jpeg) ![BCS_20190330_155](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/4/b4c197997f117235c05299b8dc066822edd16224.jpeg) ![BCS_20190330_173](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/8/383c1c656a08b0894bd1528d3c2dc939680cc1a9.jpeg) ![BCS_20190330_168](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/3/a3f573b57e5d751814fead2bcccf9a35ed69baeb.jpeg) ![BCS_20190330_175](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/b/ab8f57fb7bda043fa335f2554384a890961ad891.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![baronson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/baronson/32/190290_2.png) [@baronson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/baronson)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2019, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-kosciuszko-bridge-replacement/469/33 "2019-03-31T18:57:15Z")
I do like how this is lit at night. I also like when the GWB is lit up with white lights. I think bridges are such a big part of the architectural landscape and I wish good nighttime lighting choices were applied to all of them. ---
**Author:** ![chris08876](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/chris08876/32/1617_2.png) [@chris08876](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/chris08876)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-kosciuszko-bridge-replacement/469/34 "2019-05-12T13:51:11Z")
2nd span u/c. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/0/302f16f8e10a0d43517a9e0618be3d0a91d5db02.jpeg) ](https://flic.kr/p/25cxiSx)[Governor Cuomo Announces Second Span of New Kosciuszko Bridge to Open in September 2019 - Four Years Ahead of Schedule and On Budget](https://flic.kr/p/25cxiSx) by [governorandrewcuomo](https://www.flickr.com/photos/governorandrewcuomo/), on Flickr ---
**Author:** ![chris08876](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/chris08876/32/1617_2.png) [@chris08876](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/chris08876)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2019, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-kosciuszko-bridge-replacement/469/35 "2019-08-30T22:07:07Z")
# [Second Span Of New Kosciuszko Bridge Officially Opens To Traffic](https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/08/29/2nd-span-of-kosciuszko-bridge-set-to-open-to-traffic-today/) > The second span of the new [Kosciuszko Bridge](https://newyork.cbslocal.com/tag/Kosciuszko-bridge/)opened to traffic early this morning. > > The completed bridge features five Queens-bound and four Brooklyn-bound lanes, plus a pedestrian and bicycle pathway. > > What’s known as the “Under the K” park project also boasts seven acres of usable green space under the bridge. ---
**Author:** ![baronson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/baronson/32/190290_2.png) [@baronson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/baronson)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2019, 2:43am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-kosciuszko-bridge-replacement/469/36 "2019-10-06T02:43:04Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/1/0130c48bac30696bf4fdc0ebb5aa17d97b96be92.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![5Bfilms](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/5bfilms/32/173622_2.png) [@5Bfilms](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/5Bfilms)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2019, 3:13am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-kosciuszko-bridge-replacement/469/37 "2019-10-06T03:13:35Z")
Looks like that DSLR is working out for you LOL. Great shot B ---
**Author:** ![baronson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/baronson/32/190290_2.png) [@baronson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/baronson)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2019, 3:24am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-kosciuszko-bridge-replacement/469/38 "2019-10-06T03:24:48Z")
Thanks. Not used in this shot, but one of the harder challenges today was trying to use a fixed 500 mm lens which needs to be done manually. Quite difficult to see if you’re in focus. ---
**Author:** ![5Bfilms](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/5bfilms/32/173622_2.png) [@5Bfilms](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/5Bfilms)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2019, 4:04am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-kosciuszko-bridge-replacement/469/39 "2019-10-06T04:04:12Z")
Do you not have a Live View option? Zooming in on the Live View should help nail the focus. I assume you were using a tripod… ---
**Author:** ![baronson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/baronson/32/190290_2.png) [@baronson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/baronson)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2019, 4:18am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-kosciuszko-bridge-replacement/469/40 "2019-10-06T04:18:37Z")
Yes I was using a tripod for some of my shots from Hunter’s point. And yes there is a live view; that’s a great idea. I was so used to using the viewfinder when I worked video/photo production. Old habit. I couldn’t bring a tripod to One WTC so I had some focus issues. Even with autofocus. I must have had the wrong shutter speed. And maybe should have compensated with ISO. Edit: I think I figured it out. Just read about phase detection vs contrast detection for autofocus. The latter is used for landscape photography and is usually invoked when using the live view instead of the view finder. [Previous page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-kosciuszko-bridge-replacement/469.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-kosciuszko-bridge-replacement/469.md?page=3)