Broad Channel in Queens in Queens County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 5, 2026

1. Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge Marker

Inscription.
This monument is Dedicated to all
those who served in the United States
Armed Forces, and in Memory of those
who paid the Supreme Sacrifice to keep
our Nation Free

Erected 1974.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Patriots & Patriotism.

Location. 40° 35.818′ N, 73° 49.24′ W. Memorial is in Queens, New York, in Queens County. It is in Broad Channel. It can be reached from Cross Bay Boulevard south of Van Brunt Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Far Rockaway NY 11693, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in New York City

and on Long Island.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Broad Channel Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Sgt. Joseph E. Schaefer (approx. 0.8 miles away); George Riekers Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.9 miles away); 9/11 Tribute Park (approx. 1.4 miles away); Michael D Glover (approx. 2 miles away); John P McGonigol (approx. 2 miles away); Four Chaplains Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); Sorrentino Recreation Center (approx. 3.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Queens.

Also see . . . Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge (Wikipedia). (Submitted on September 6, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York.)

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 5, 2026

2. Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge Marker

The marker is located at the northern pedestrian/bike entrance to the Cross Bay Bridge.

Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, September 5, 2026

3. Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge

The bridge connects Broad Channel and the Rockaway Peninsula.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 6, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 22 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 6, 2026, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.