Suspension Bridges Crossing Verrazano Narrows
This is a list of the only bridge from the suspension bridge inventory crossing Verrazano Narrows. Please note that different rivers with the same name will be grouped together. For example, selecting 'Bear Creek' shows bridges across several different Bear Creeks. Also, similarly named rivers are grouped separately. For example, 'River Dee' (UK) bridges are grouped separately from 'Dee River' (Australia) bridges. Wherever you see a Bridgemeister ID number click it to isolate the bridge on its own page.
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1964: Verrazzano Narrows
Brooklyn and Staten Island, New York, USA - Verrazano Narrows
| Bridgemeister ID: | 219 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1964 |
| Name: | Verrazzano Narrows |
| Also Known As: | Verrazano Narrows |
| Location: | Brooklyn and Staten Island, New York, USA |
| Crossing: | Verrazano Narrows |
| Coordinates: | 40.60667 N 74.045 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | Othmar H. Ammann, Whitney |
| References: | BBR, BC3, BFL, BOU, COB, CTW, GBD, LAB, SIX, VNB |
| Use: | Vehicular (double-deck) |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2022) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 3 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 1,298.4 meters (4,260 feet) |
| Side Spans: | 2 |
Notes:
- 2017: Long known as the "Verrazano" bridge, efforts to fix the spelling of the bridge's name to "Verrazzano" (such as Giovanni da Verrazzano) pick up momentum with New York state legislature and senate.
- Became longest suspension bridge by eclipsing 1937 Golden Gate - San Francisco and Marin County, California, USA.
- Eclipsed by new longest suspension bridge 1981 Humber - Hull, Humberside, England, United Kingdom.
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