Or as Fred says, “The only bridge to be named in anticipation of a shirt company.”

Actually, the bridge was completed in 1909. The pictures below are from the Greater Astoria Historical Society and the Roosevelt Island Historical Society book “The Queensboro Bridge.”

Here is the bridge, today:

Today, I remarked on Twitter that, in general, we never have to spell the name of our company to people living in New York. Happy Birthday, Queensboro! For super shirts from the company named after the Queensboro Bridge, visit The Queensboro Shirt Company.