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The Williamsburg Bridge is often referred to as "an engineeras bridge," which is really not the concern here. The Williamsburg Bridge dumps unsuspecting innocents deep into the heart of hipsterville, as Williamsburg is the new Lower East Side, which was the new East Village. Thatas not to say that the bridge does not offer its own spectacular views of midtown and the Upper East Side, neither of which can be seen from the Brooklyn Bridge or the Manhattan Bridge. Manhattan Entrance: Median of Delancey Street at Clinton Street Brooklyn Entrance: There are two entrances in Brooklyn: 1) Corner of South 5th Street & South 5th Place (South 5th Place is between Driggs Avenue and Roebling Street). 2) Bedford Avenue between South 5th and South 6th Streets.
The minuses generally outweigh the pluses for running on the city's East River bridges. The Brooklyn Bridge is beautiful, but so unbearably crowded that you'll either mow down a tourist trying to run or slow down to a crawl. Running in the exhaust of the Queensboro Bridge (except on Marathon Day) will make you feel like you've smoked a pack of cigarettes. Coming off the Manhattan Bridge, on either side of the river, feels like you're running into the middle of a freeway. But the Williamsburg... More »
There's almost no contest here--the Williamsburg Bridge is the clear winner. The Brooklyn Bridge is way too crowded; all attempts to bike across it are certain to be thwarted by foreign tourists, who stop anyone in their path and demand that you take their picture against the Manhattan skyline. The Manhattan Bridge is more efficient, but it's lonely and also noisy, thanks to the constant blasting sound of the Q train that chugs along nearby. The George Washington Bridge, also efficient,... More »
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