How Many People Walk the Brooklyn Bridge Every Day? How Many Bikes & Cars?

Question: How Many People Walk the Brooklyn Bridge Every Day? How Many Bikes & Cars?

The Brooklyn Bridge, it seems, is always busy. It's used by cars, pedestrians and cyclists. Just how popular a thoroughfare is it?

Answer: According to the NYC Department of Transportation statistics as of August, 2011, here is the traffic load of cars, bikes and people that the Brooklyn Bridge carries on a daily basis, on average:

• More than 120,000 vehicles cross the Brooklyn Bridge every day, on average
• 4,000 pedestrians walk the Brooklyn Bridge every day, on average
• 2,600 bicyclists cross the Brooklyn Bridge every day, on average.

And, of course, there's even more pedestrian traffic on weekends when there's beautiful weather!

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