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Eight. From south to north, they are the: Brooklyn Bridge, Manhattan Bridge, Williamsburg Bridge, Queensboro aka 59th Street Bridge, Roosevelt Island Bridge, RFK (Robert F. Kennedy) aka Triboro or Triborough Bridge, Hell Gate Bridge, Rikers Island Bridge, Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, and the Throgs Neck Bridge.

The East River is also spanned by the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel and the Queens-Midtown Tunnel, as well as 11 subway and railroad tunnels.

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