Cable car · Long Island City, United States
Roosevelt Island Tramway
Roosevelt Island Tramway is a cable car near Long Island City, United States. It climbs 7 m over 934 m, from 19 m to 26 m above sea level. Between its 5 pylons, the cable runs up to about 40 m above the ground.
How scary is it?
13/100 · Gentle
By the numbers, Roosevelt Island Tramway is scarier than 13% of the 2,742 gondolas and cable cars on this site. It is number 65 of 121 in the United States.
- Highest above the ground: about 40 m, as high as a 13-storey building, 320 m after the bottom station.
- Longest stretch without a pylon: 360 m.
- Steepest stretch of cable: 3°.
Where does it start?
Roosevelt Island Tramway runs 934 m between two stations near Long Island City, United States: the east station at 19 m above sea level (40.75737° N, 73.95424° W) and the west station at 26 m (40.76117° N, 73.96412° W).
Directions to the east station ↗ Directions to the west station ↗
- Opened
- 1976-05-17
- Operator
- Leitner-Poma of America
- Capacity
- 1,500 people per hour
- Per cabin
- 110 people
- Ride time
- about 3 min
Pylon heights are estimated (30 m), so the height above ground is approximate. Terrain: Copernicus GLO-30, 30 m. Produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved. Data as of 2026-10-31.