State Boat Channel Bridge is a Suffolk County, New York

Suffolk County, New York

Suffolk County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York on the eastern portion of Long Island. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,493,350. It was named for the county of Suffolk in England, from which its earliest settlers came...

 Bascule bridge

Bascule bridge

A bascule bridge is a moveable bridge with a counterweight that continuously balances the span, or "leaf," throughout the entire upward swing in providing clearance for boat traffic....

 (Drawbridge

Drawbridge

A drawbridge is a type of movable bridge typically associated with the entrance of a castle surrounded by a moat. The term is often used to describe all different types of movable bridges, like bascule bridges and lift bridges.-Castle drawbridges:...

) that crosses over the Long Island New York State Boat Channel connecting Captree Island and Jones Beach island on Robert Moses Causeway

Robert Moses Causeway

The Robert Moses Causeway is an long parkway in Suffolk County, New York. The parkway, originally known as the Captree Causeway, connects West Islip on Long Island to the barrier beach islands, such as Captree Island, Jones Beach Island, and the western tip of Fire Island, to the south. It is...

 in Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree, Babylon, NY.

This 665-foot-long bascule bridge, meets the Ocean Parkway at a cloverleaf interchange. This interchange, which provides access to Captree State Park

Captree State Park

Captree State Park is a state park in Suffolk County, New York in the USA.The park is located on the easternmost end of Jones Island , and overlooks the Fire Island Inlet and the westernmost section of Fire Island, partly in the Town of Babylon.The park offers a marina and boat launch, fishing,...

, Gilgo State Park

Gilgo State Park

Gilgo State Park is a state park in Gilgo Beach, New York, USA. The park is located on the southern part of Long Island in Suffolk County.The most prominent feature of Gilgo State Park is its water front location, with access to both the ocean and bays. On the south side of the barrier island is...

 and Jones Beach State Park

Jones Beach State Park

Jones Beach State Park is a state park of the U.S. state of New York. It is located in southern Nassau County, in the hamlet of Wantagh, on Jones Beach Island, a barrier island linked to Long Island by the Meadowbrook State Parkway, Wantagh State Parkway and Ocean Parkway .The park is renowned for...

, served as the southern terminus of the Robert Moses Causeway that leads to the Fire Island Inlet Bridge

Fire Island Inlet Bridge

The Fire Island Inlet Bridge, an integral part of the Robert Moses Causeway, is a two-lane, steel arch span with a concrete deck that carries Route 908 over Fire Island Inlet....

 The Fire Island Lighthouse

Fire Island Lighthouse

The Fire Island Light is a visible landmark on the Great South Bay, in southern Suffolk County, New York on the western end of Fire Island, a barrier island off the southern coast of Long Island...

 and The Robert Moses State Park

Robert Moses State Park (Long Island)

Robert Moses State Park - Long Island is a state park that is located in the state of New York.The park lies in southern Suffolk County on the western end of Fire Island, one of the central barrier Islands off the southern coast of Long Island...

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• Built - 1951 rehabilitated 1994
• Design - Bascule Deck plate girder
• Length of largest span: - 149.9 ft.
• Total length: - 811.7 ft.
• Deck width: - 27.2 ft.

Average daily traffic (as of 2007) - 7,659