Originally Posted by rfrost
I'm not and haven't for a long time been a Simon and/or Garfunkel fan, but I've NEVER called it the Queensboro bridge and don't think I know anyone who does! As to whether it's worth it, I think it depends, in part on the time of day. For instance, coming back to the city on Sunday night, when traffic tends to be heavy, I generally take the tunnel; early Sunday morning, on the other hand, I take the bridge. If you're in doubt and you see a long line of cars getting off the LIE at Van Dam, you might want to stay on for the tunnel.
As a native New Yorker, Queensboro Bridge and 59th Street Bridge are interchangeable. A bit of music trivia - because of its length, the "59th Street Bridge Song," was often played when disc jockeys needed to take a bathroom break! As a kid, I often took a trolley over the bridge from Queens to Manhattan. There was also an automobile elevator that lowered cars from mid-span to Roosevelt Island below.