Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Bus Terminal

The Williamsburg Bridge Plaza, sometimes called Washington Plaza or the Williamsburg Bridge Transit Center, is a major bus terminal and former trolley terminal located at the foot of the Williamsburg Bridge in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, one block west of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (I-278). It is situated by the boundaries of Broadway, Havemeyer Street, Roebling Street, and South 5th Street, south of the LaGuardia Playground. It contains five bus lanes, and serves as a terminal for numerous MTA New York City Transit Authority bus routes of Brooklyn and Queens that start and end their runs there.

Williamsburg Bridge Plaza
New York City bus station
General information
LocationBroadway & Havemeyer Street
Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York
Coordinates40°42′36″N 73°57′38″W
Owned byMetropolitan Transportation Authority
Operated byNew York City Transit Authority
Bus routes7 Brooklyn routes, 2 Queens routes
Bus stands5
Connections New York City Subway:
at Marcy Avenue
Williamsburg Bridge
Passengers
Daily150,000

This bus terminal is near the Marcy Avenue subway station on the BMT Jamaica Line of the New York City Subway, located at the intersection of Marcy Avenue and Broadway, which is served by the J, M, and Z trains.

The bus terminal is one of three plazas at the foot of the bridge that constitute Washington Plaza, along with Continental Army Plaza and LaGuardia Playground across South 5th Street, which are run by the Parks Department.

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