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Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge

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The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is a suspension bridge connecting the New York City boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn across the Narrows, the strait linking New York Harbor to Lower New York Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. It is the only fixed crossing of the Narrows, carrying a double deck of thirteen total lanes of Interstate 278, and is named for Giovanni da Verrazzano, the first European explorer known to have entered New York Harbor and the Hudson River, in 1524.

Facts
Completion Year
1964 1
Significance
Its central span was the longest suspension bridge span in the world until the Humber Bridge was completed in 1981, and it remains the longest in the Americas. 1
Classification
Status
Operational 1
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Operated By

MTA Bridges and Tunnels, Networks and Operators
Source Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge (Wikipedia)

Pioneered By

Othmar Ammann, Figures
Source Wikipedia: Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
Wikipedia
  • Second paragraph, opening-date sentence
    Designed by Othmar Ammann, Leopold Just, and other engineers at Ammann & Whitney, the bridge opened on November 21, 1964.
  • Third paragraph, span-record sentence
    Its central span was the longest of any suspension bridge in the world until the Humber Bridge was completed in 1981. The bridge has the 18th-longest main span in the world, as well as the longest in the Americas.
  • Introduction, toll operation
    The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge collects tolls in both directions.
  • In Group: Suspension Bridges, Lead sentence
    The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge ( VERR-ə-ZAH-noh; also referred to as the Narrows Bridge, the Verrazzano Bridge, and simply the Verrazzano) is a suspension bridge connecting the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City, New York, U.S.
  • Pioneered By: Othmar Ammann, Infobox: designer
    Othmar Ammann, Leopold Just and other engineers at Ammann & Whitney
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