FDR opens Triborough span 80 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (July 11 1936)


Video: 'Robert F. Kennedy/Triborough Bridge: 75 Years'

(Saturday, July 11, 1936, noon EDT) — New York City’s Triborough Bridge (now officially the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge) linking Manhattan, Queens and The Bronx was dedicated today at ceremonies held on the central span which were attended by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.