As someone who enjoys running across bridges, I was surprised to find that there is no list of fun pedestrian bridge runs in New York City. At first, I wanted to document every single bridge in NYC, but this was impractical. So instead, I'm only listing every notable bridge, which I define as any bridge having a Wikipedia article.
Methodology
To complete this list, I went through the list of all bridges on Wikipedia, and included all the bridges where:
- it is well-documented or common knowledge as being a pedestrian bridge
- it has many authentic-looking reviews on Google maps mentioning walks across the bridge
- or failing the above, I looked up map directions for walking to verify that the bridge is indeed walkable.
This list is up to date as of November 13, 2022.
The List
East River
(south to north)
- Brooklyn Bridge
- Manhattan Bridge
- Williamsburg Bridge
- Queensboro Bridge
- Roosevelt Island Bridge
- Robert F Kennedy Bridge (Queens span)
Harlem River and Bronx Kill
Harlem River (south to north, east to west)
- Wards Island Bridge
- Robert F Kennedy Bridge (Manhattan span)
- Willis Avenue Bridge
- Third Avenue Bridge
- Madison Avenue Bridge
- 145th Street Bridge
- Macombs Dam Bridge
- High Bridge
- Washington Bridge
- University Heights Bridge
- Broadway Bridge
- Henry Hudson Bridge
Bronx Kill
- Robert F Kennedy Bridge (Bronx span)
Hudson River
- George Washington Bridge
Newtown Creek and Dutch Kills
Newtown Creek (west to east)
- Pulaski Bridge
- Greenpoint Avenue Bridge
- Koscuiuszko Bridge
- Grand Street Bridge
Dutch Kills
- Borden Bridge
Other in the Bronx
Hutchinson River
- Pelham Bridge
Eastchester Bay
- City Island Bridge
Other in Brooklyn
Gowanus Canal (north to south)
- Carroll Street Bridge
Mill Basin
- Mill Basin Bridge
Other in Queens
Rockaway Inlet
- Marine Parkway–Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge
Jamaica Bay
- Joseph P. Addabbo Memorial Bridge
- Cross-Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge
Staten Island
Arthur Kill
- Goethals Bridge
Kill Van Kull
- Bayonne Bridge