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Title: Manhattan Approach Span of Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge and Roosevelt Island Tram. The Manhattan approach span of the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge is a major artery for automotive corpuscles entering and leaving Manhattan Island in New York City. Its terminus on the Manhattan side is an urban anatomic hilum with circulatory branches to various parts of the city. It is also a terminal for the Roosevelt Island Aerial Tram, the first commuter aerial tram in the United States. Seen here sliding outbound above the frenzy on its way to Roosevelt Island in the East River, is one of its two antiparallel traveling cabins. Since the tram’s opening in 1976, over 26 million people have taken this eye-popping ride.