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Suspension span of the Triborough Bridge seen from Astoria, New York City, circa 1940

Subjects
Aerial Views & PanoramasBridges & Dams
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Suspension span of the Triborough Bridge seen from Astoria, New York City, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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An elevated view looks down on the Triborough Bridge's suspension span over the East River, with its steel truss approach and curving viaducts crossing the marshy islands and shoreline below, and the dense rooftops of Astoria, Queens, filling the foreground. The caption names it as the Triborough Bridge seen from Astoria, New York City. The Triborough Bridge complex, opened in 1936, linked Manhattan, the Bronx and Queens through a suspension span, a lift bridge over the Harlem River and a truss span over the Bronx Kill; it was renamed the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge in 2008.

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PublisherCurteich
SUSPENSION BRIDGE OF TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE AS SEEN FROM ASTORIA, NEW YORK CITY 91 © INTERNATIONAL NEWS PHOTOS 6A-H1595 --- View of Suspension Bridge of Triborough Bridge showing Astoria Park in foreground. Hellgate Bridge to the right. THE UNION NEWS CO. GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE UNCO (in diamond logo)
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PublisherCurteich
Series6A-H1595
ConditionVery good
Place mentionedAstoria Park, New York, NY
PublisherCurteich, Chicago, IL
NotesLinen-textured stock with a yellow border; caption, number 91 and photo credit printed along the lower edge. Scan is rotated 180 degrees. No postmark or cancellation. Linen-era divided-back card with a white border; printed caption and Curteich/Union News Co. imprints on the back. Clean, unwritten card with light toning.

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Suspension span of the Triborough Bridge seen from Astoria, New York City, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/suspension-span-of-the-triborough-bridge-seen-from-astoria-n. Accessed October 25, 2026.