Williamsburg Bridge

Smooth ride on the Willie B. The quickest route to Manhattan from Queens (BQE West) via Brooklyn– Williamsburg Bridge. This is a no toll bridge compared to going through the Midtown Tunnel.
When there is no traffic like early on a Saturday or Sunday Morning or Late at Night. You zip right through and you end up on Delancey Street on the Lower East Side.
The roads are smooth but can be nerve racking in the inner tube (cars only) for it appears narrow versus the outer tube that trucks must use. If you are claustrophobic, stick with the outer bridge area, but you will be driving with trucks and other automobiles.
The J, M and Z trains also run through the bridge.
Look forward to walking from Manhattan to Brooklyn and vice versa one day.

Me favorite bridge in NYC!
1. Well lit — check.
2. Not 90 347 029 834 029 842 432 pedestrians in the bike lane almost taking your head off with their God awful selfie stick — check.
3. Cool and/​or dumb art/​graffiti/​scribble as entertainment throughout the bridge — check.
In addition to the above, for me, this bridge is the funnest bridge to bike over because you can be a speed maniac with your bike because the bike lanes are on a completely different side of the bridge than the walking lanes. Of course, at times, you encounter walking rebels, but few in numbers are easily dodge-​able.
Second, the people who trot this bridge are generally locals so not a lot of tourist bs (I don’t hate tourists… well maybe slightly =x).
Third, the incline is a bit steep at times and the motivational scribble such as «You Got This» is kind of nice and gives me the ummpph to peddle peddle peddle.
Lastly, any angle your eyeballs wander to, your eyeballs will enjoy a cool view in my opinion (park, water, NYC, Queens bridge, yadda yadda).

I liked this as a walk more than the Brooklyn bridge, ok, you can’t hear a thing (due to the trains) but it’s quiet and I love the way you come into Manhattan over Chinatown.
Looking for a tourist free view on to the island? Bring your headphones, plug into some of your fav music and hopefully you’ll enjoy it as much as I did!

Very unique bridge that I pass by every week when I’m going to work and going out during the weekend. This bridge takes you to Williamsburg ! It’s also a great bridge for people to bike and run because it’s not a short bridge. It’s really long. The first time I walked this bridge I was so tired, but helped me burned so much calories :) it’s a lovely bridge!

The Williamsburg Bridge. it’s old. it’s a bridge. carries peoples, bikers, cars, trains.
it connects the lower east side to SPOILER ALERT… Williamsburg (Bk).
i über across here often – shocker! i ran (note past tense) the bridge a lot. never checked in bc i don’t like folks knowing my run routes around the city, but since i’m retiring my LES to BK route… i don’t mind admitting i am one of those people yelling «ON YOUR LEFT» as i torch by you strollers and gawkers – or shaking my fist at CITIibikers for biking in the wrong lane. stupid slow blue bikes!
speaking of which, there are two lanes to mind: the pedestrian and bike lanes. observe and abide by them and it will be smooth sailing for you. if you don’t mind the the lanes, you will likely get injured, cursed at, or both. it’s no joke. the walking and bike lanes are away from the fray of cars, trucks, etc. so you won’t get run over by vehicular traffic.
the bridge provides some unique views of Brooklyn and Manhattan. shutterbugs will not be disappointed with wowing views of either. selfie-​takers will get some interesting backdrops. and those who enjoy «street art» will have an endless amount of layered graffiti to snap for hours. obviously the highest walking traffic times are good weather days in the spring, summer, and fall. add in tourists and the pedestrian path can get crowded. however unless you’re speedwalking… the slower pace allows you to really take in the views as well as the cool interior structure of the bridge itself.
for runners, off peak hours are the best or early morning. superhot days are a bad idea obviously.
PRO TIP: while boozy brunch + you’re being drunk + a walk on the bridge seems like a good idea… don’t do it. i’ve seen people trip/​fall/​injured and/​or drop their phones, wallets, etc. on the roadway or other inaccessible areas. while the «shenanigans» seem hilarious, they are not… the cops, EMTs, etc. won’t think it’s funny either. plus you will likely end up with a drunk-​n-​disorderly ticket or something to that effect. take the bridge in sober.
your walk, run, biking trip, etc. is a mile and some change when you go end to end. i loop on the bridge for a scenic running track. traveling LES to Billyburg or vice-​versa drops you in two fast-​gentrifying hipster-​y neighbs for eats, drinks, and shopping. the only limit is your appetite and your credit card limit. that said, you have great options on either end of the bridge.
PRO TIP: do not solo the bridge late at night. aside from lunatics. you may encounter some criminal elements. though that could be said of any part of the city. being trapped on a bridge with a mugger or worse is probably not worth the risk. besides no matter how good the lighting is on a bridge… be safe. be good. you were warned.
i’ve talked the talk, so now all you gotta do is walk the walk.
drops mic and doesn’t look back.
i out.
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The funny thing is that we planned a walk on the Brooklyn Bridge, from Brooklyn to NYC, and we ended walking Williamsburg Bridge. And you know what, it is not as crowded as the Brooklyn Bridge can get, but at the same time it is not less nice than the Brooklyn Bridge. I personally think that every Bridge should allow people to walk or to ride bicycle on it (Like the Verrazano Bridge which is gorgeous, but has no lane for bikes or for walkers).
If only they would remove the ugly, view blocking steel fence they put, this bridge would be the perfect sunny day walk.

This review is for the bridge’s running path: If you live on the east side, this is the bridge to run on. It has great views of the city and the path wasn’t too crowded for me on a rush-​hour weekday. I love the well painted framing that lines the path and the fact that its raised higher than the traffic — avoiding a lot of the noise and some of the car exhaust. On the Brooklyn Bridge the path just feels dirtier and closer to the subways & cars — with the only upside being that the view was a bit better on the BK bridge.
If you start your run from Manhattan and rest in W-​burg, it’s a reasonably quiet area with a lot of little shops to stop in for a bite and recharge.

Great bridge. Especially if you want to get from Williamsburg to the LES/​NOLITA. Really — it connects the two!
The bridge has both a biking lane on the north side of the traffic lanes, and a walking lane on the south side. I walked, it was pleasant, and a surprisingly quick trip on foot from Williamsburg to Manhattan.

The sometimes-​forgotten cousin of its neighbor (even amidst the seemingly worldwide awareness of the term ‘Williamsburg’) is really nice from a distance and charming in a different way up close.

Williamsburg Bridge is very popular. Such a landmark for NYC.
You can take this bridge to get to Manhattan but be prepared for traffic. Once in a blue moon there’s light traffic.
On top of the bridge above the cars you can walk or ride your bike. It’s a very long stretch but it’s beautiful. A lot of joggers come across this bridge.
Also a great place to take pictures. I’ve seen a lot of people take pictures for their engagement, wedding etc.
Definitely a place to walk through in the summer time with your significant other.

Truly enjoy walking this bridge, They offer two paths a bike only path and a walking path they both have separate entrances from the Brooklyn side and 1 entrance of the Manhattan side. The walk is 1.3 miles each way and offers some killer views of NYC and the river.

Williamsburg bridge hmmmmm, a great bridge to walk across about 1.3 miles each way. The walkway and bike lanes are away from traffic so don’t worry about getting run over! The path splits into 2, one for the bikers and one for the walkers. This bridge is filled with graffiti but isn’t all of NYC? It’s what makes it unique. You can see the trains go by upfront and in your face.
This is a awesome bridge to rack in your miles with slight uphill and downhill on both ends to develop those thunder thighs! There’s always a nice and comfortable breeze at night and check out the city lights and traffic thru the metal grates.
Becareful at night tho I’ve heard stories of crazies roaming the bridge. So take a stroll around L.E.S with crazy traffic and people then head into Williamsburg for a more relaxing vibe.

The Williamsburg bridge is beautiful and definitely more enjoyable if you’re not the one driving. When you’re driving across, its always packed and congested. I hate the yellow cab drivers on this bridge, they are such bullies! Sorry not all of them but most, LOL.
I started to appreciate the real beauty of this bridge when I walked over it one summer evening. I was flawed by its beauty and gorgeous views of the city. I love that they have a bike lane and a walking lane for convenience. There was a nice breeze while walking and you appreciate the architecture and hard work it took to build such a massive piece. Now when I drive across I am not as hype and worked up about the traffic since I know there’s so much more to this bridge that you can see when you’re walking.

Walking across any of the bridges connecting Manhattan to the outer boroughs has never been high on my bucket list, but I recently heard from a colleague that the Williamsburg Bridge is much better for some local ambling than the more populous Brooklyn Bridge. I’ve heard stories of how it can take an hour to traverse the Brooklyn Bridge simply because of the number of people – tourists, bicyclists, joggers, runners, locals who have nothing better to do…
Curious to get a similar experience without battling the mass of humanity, I decided to take the train to J train to Marcy Ave in Brooklyn and walk my way back to Manhattan on the Williamsburg Bridge. I think most people go the opposite direction, but I figured you might as well be walking in the direction of skyscrapers if you’re gonna do this whole shebang.
Unfortunately for me, I got on the side of the cyclists. BASIC TIP: When you’re on the Brooklyn side going towards Manhattan, make sure you are on the left side of the bridge, not the right side. The sign is totally deceptive: I distinctly remember seeing the «Pedestrians» sign with an arrow pointing along the path I chose to get on the bridge. And because it was 10am, I didn’t think it was weird that there were hardly any pedestrians on my side of the bridge until about a quarter of the way through when a couple of cyclists pointed this out. There’s really no way to cross over until you’re about ¾ths of the way across. So I just walked on a make-​belief tightrope as cyclists whizzed by.
View is pretty nice, but nothing you couldn’t get while taking the ferry to and from IKEA, Governor’s Island, Staten Island, etc. It’s also not a long walk at all. The bridge itself is about 1.3 miles (give or take) – expect a leisurely walk to take you no more than 35 minutes. Early in the day there was barely any people except morning joggers and cyclists.

This is the prettiest bridge I walked on. At first it seem kind of red but upon closer inspection, it is a bit pink. My favorite color!
When you go on through the Manhattan side, the people and bike lane are connected. As you walk further along, they separate and stay that way all the way to Williamsburg.
There are trains running on this bridge so it can be a bit loud but that’s okay. The view and beautiful infrastructure makes up for it.
This bridge is not as crowded as the Brooklyn Bridge but have the same beauty that the Brooklyn Bridge have.
I don’t like that their fence are little squares so you can’t get a good picture of the view.

Oh Williamsburg you’re such a pretty site. If I were a bum I’d live the rest of my days on your tracks, lol. I’m not sure what’s gotten into me lately but I’ve turn into a lover of the outdoors and all that it entails.
This bridge crosses the East River connecting the Lower East Side of Manhattan to the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. WB is one the four toll-​free crossings along with Queensboro, Manhattan, and the Brooklyn Bridge.
There’s 8 lanes of roadway, including 2 tracks of the J, M, and Z subway lines. There are also lanes for pedestrians to bike, walk, or run.

We biked across the Williamsburg Bridge from Manhattan to Brooklyn and boy I had a difficult time! It’s not especially steep, but for someone who hadn’t biked in 2 years, it was definitely the glute and thigh workout of the week. The bridge is great for pedestrians and bikers alike, because there are paths separate from the cars. At one point, the pedestrians even have their own path separate from the bikes! We biked on a Saturday around noon-​ish, and the bike/​pedestrian traffic wasn’t too bad. It’s easy to pass by another biker if necessary and I never felt like the pedestrians were in my way.
It’s also not difficult getting onto the bridge from Manhattan. There were traffic guards near the bridge helping the bikers know when to get onto the bridge and when cars were coming through.
I would love to bike the bridge again the next time I’m more in shape.

William Shatner of Star Trek and Priceline once gave me his Shake Shack Double Patty w/​Cheese, as we were crossing this Bridge. I hated it (predictably if you’ve seen my reviews of Shake Shack), but I loved the gesture. So much so that I lobbied for the Bridge to be named after this incident. I was successful.
Hence the name «Williamshatnersburger Bridge», which has been shortened (to save money on signage and be less confusing and other sh*t like that), to «Williamsburg Bridge.» The more you know…
Speaking of knowing more. I can actually prove that William Shatner and I both know more bedroom tricks than any of your boyfriends do. We’ll discuss this later if you want to. Oh crap, disclaimer: This only applies if you’re male, or in the process of becoming male. Sorry ladies.
Anyway.
If you gave it to Shatner so good that all of his hair fell out, use the «Williamsbald Bridge» instead.
This is by far one of the most beautiful bridges I have ever crossed. At Sunrise, Sunset, or anytime throughout the day or night it’s nothing short of utterly spectacular. Just look at the pictures and see for yourself, especially those taken by Nadia Z aka Nadz. Fantastic review too. Very talented she is. At photos. I meant at photos and reviews. I did not mean it like that. Stop it.
If Shatner was making you dinner and he left the rice on too long, then use the «Williamsburned Bridge» instead.
I’ve probably crossed this bridge nearly 100 times in my life, and I’m not even exaggerating. Most recently my brother was staying in a Brownstone on the other side of it from Manhattan, so we’d drive him across it back and forth more than a few times so that he could do all the sightseeing and food eating in Manhattan. I told him that Queens was the centre of the food universe but it was understandably all about Manhattan to him. He did love Jugos Prontito though. And of course adored Brooklyn, but then who really doesn’t adore Bklyn? I had the chance to stay in my first every Brownstone and it was a lovely experience.
If you’re actually one of Shatner’s many, many kids, use the «Williamspawned Bridge.»
One of these days I want to walk this bridge or cycle it. Until now I’ve only ever driven it. It would get a 5 star even if it weren’t so spectacularly beautiful and huge and hard (like my thing) and sublime in its metallic tress-​work grandeur. It would score 5 because it’s a free bridge from the coolest trendiest part of Bklyn to one of the busiest and most fun parts of Manhattan (Canal St, East Village, etc). Anything free in NYC is a true blessing. Also this bridge has surprisingly good access and is not as backed up as you would expect, a lot of the time.
If you just lost an online forum debate with Shatner, use the «Williamspwned Bridge.»
In general, crossing NY bridges is an orgasmic experience. For some, maybe literally. For me, it’s a figurative way of enlightening those who have not «done it» so to speak, to the rush, the adrenaline, the awe-​inspiring grandeur, the surreal and astounding visual spectacle of the vista before you, on every side, as you climb up to the sky, and then descend down into the belly of a completely different borough. «Welcome To Brooklyn» it says, the home of the real NYC. Or «Welcome To Manhattan» perhaps, the greatest tourist mecca on the planet. Whichever way you are heading on the Manhattan Bridge, you can’t lose.
If you for some bizarre reason actually like these Shatner jokes, use the «Williampunned Bridge.»
Here is my review of Manhattan:
My review of Brooklyn will be here soon:
If you’d like to find some great food in either borough, check those reviews.
And if you’re one of Shatner’s angry exs, please instead use the «Williamspurned Bridge.» If you like the way Shatner talks soft and sexy to you, use the «Williampurred Bridge.» And if you want to entertain Shatner for the night, use the «Williamsbored Bridge.» Whereas if you appreciate the curvature of his male parts, then use the «Williamsbend Bridge.»
Everything you’ve heard about being intimate with Shatner is true and I can tell you this from personal experience. Let’s just say that Priceline is not the only thing he knows how to «expertly negotiate», and «name your own price» also applies to renting him by the hour. The more you know…
Now I need to get to sleep. I’m very very tired. In fact I’m shattnered. And I just used his Priceline techniques to book this room at the Beam-​Me-​Up-​Scottish Inn. I’ll Spock to you in the morning.
Speaking of techniques, if you ever do spend a night with Shatner, ask him to do his world-​famous legendary «two-​finger pleasure punch» on you. Basically, it’s where he puts his massive…
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The Williamsburg Bridge is a cable bridge going over the East River. It connects Williamsburg Brooklyn with the lower east side of Manhattan.
You can cross it via car (three lanes of traffic in both directions), train (J, Z, and M subway lines), or use the pedestrian path (walk, run, or cycle). I love there is no toll to cross this bridge.
The views of Brooklyn, the river, and the city are amazing. I would recommend walking over the bridge at least once if you can…
Happy Unilocaling :)

Funny thing on how we ended up at this bridge. We took an über car to here. I input the address as ‘Brooklyn Bridge’. Our driver insisted he knew how to get there and not to worry about the GPS. Well, this was a dumb mistake on our part for believing him because we ended up at the Williamsburg Bridge where there was virtually no one crossing it.
The experience was fun, and enjoyable despite not being where we had initially wanted to go. We ended up crossing both this and the Brooklyn Bridge. Both boasting of beautiful views of NYC from both sides of the East River with different perspectives of the city since one is quite further down than the other one.
Best piece of advice — look up where you’re going before you go, and wear a comfortable pair of shoes when making this journey.

Le troisième larron des trois ponts qui font la jonction entre Manhattan et Brooklyn qu’on a tendance à oublier et qui mérite qu’on lui accorde une plus grande importance.
Parmi ces particularités, l’ornement rose de ses barrières qui lui confèrent une dimension assez joviale dans cet ensemble métallique. Par beau temps c’est magnifique.
C’est aussi en arrivant à pied depuis cette structure qu’on atterri dans le chouette quartier de Williamsburg

Pont intéressant à traverser car on est au milieu des trains qui passent et de la circulation. Comme on est «enfermé» dans des grilles, on né profite pas beaucoup de la vue. Le Williamsburg Bridge est plus long que le Brooklyn Bridge et se distingue aussi par sa couleur rose. L’arrivée dans Brooklyn est par contre bien plus sympathique que venant du pont de Brooklyn car le quartier est beaucoup plus attrayant (Williamsburg).

Die Brooklyn Bridge war meine erste Bruecke, heute Abend bin ich dann auch ueber die Williamsburg Bridge gelaufen. Da ich ein paar Mal ueber die BK Bridge gelaufen bin, versuch ich mal beide Bruecken zu vergleichen.
Die Unterschiede zwischen beiden sind ziemlich gross — waehrend man zum Beispiel bei der BK Bridge immer ueber den Autos laeuft und keine U-​Bahn sieht, faehrt die U-​Bahn auf der Williamsburg Bridge neben bzw. unter dem Gehweg her, und dazu noch daneben die Autos. Wenn man von Brooklyn nach Manhattan laeuft, dann laeuft man irgendwann auch ueber den Autos (keine U-​Bahn).
Ansonsten — die Williamsburg Bridge ist deutlich laenger (als die Brooklyn Bridge) — aber fuer alle Fakten gibt’s Wikipedia. Die Aussicht auf Manhattan, Brooklyn und Long Island natuerlich ziemlich genial. Da man innerhalb der Bruecke laeuft, ist sie zeitweise etwas begrenzt, aber ich war nicht so waehlerisch.
Im Vergleich zur Brooklyn Bridge ist die Williamsburg Bridge auch etwas heruntergekommen (Laternen kaputt, dunkel, etz.), aber ansonsten ist’s ein netter Spaziergang ueber den East River von Hipstertown (Williamsburg, BK) zur Lower East Side in Manhattan.