Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge (also referred to as the Verrazzano Bridge, locally as the Verrazzano, and formerly as the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge or Narrows Bridge) is a suspension bridge in New York City. It connects the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn.[3]
| Other name(s) | Verrazano-Narrows Bridge Verrazzano Bridge Narrows Bridge |
|---|---|
| Characteristics | |
| Clearance above | 15 ft (4.57 m) (upper level) 14.4 ft (4.39 m) (lower level) |
| History | |
| Construction start | August 13, 1959 |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 215,000 (2019)[1] |
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The bridge is named for the Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano. His ship was the first to enter New York Harbor.[4]
When construction was finished, the Verrazzano-Narrows was the longest suspension bridge in the world. It was the longest until the Humber Bridge surpassed that length in 1981.[5]
The bridge's construction history is the subject of one of the main chapters in Gay Talese's 1970 Fame and Obscurity: A Book About New York, a Bridge, and Celebrities on the Edge.[6]
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge Media
View of the Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge from Upper New York Bay, with Coney Island in the distance
View of the Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge from the Staten Island entrance plaza
Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge seen from Brooklyn at sunset in December 2012
A container ship heading toward the Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge seen from Sandy Hook, New Jersey
Construction of the suspension towers with the ocean liner RMS Queen Mary transiting The Narrows in background in 1962
The bridge's tower and cables during its construction
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge commemorative stamp, first sold on November 21, 1964, in conjunction with the bridge's opening
Queen Mary 2 radar mast passing under the Verrazzano Bridge, showing that there is sufficient clearance for the ship beneath the span
The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge Memorial at Lily Pond Avenue, near the bridge's Staten Island entrance
Installation of new road signs correcting the spelling to Verrazzano with two "z"s in February 2020
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References
- ↑ Verrazzano Bridge toll will soon go both ways (2020)Community News. p. 11. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
- ↑ Starting Sunday, it will cost more to cross the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge (6 April 2021)STATEN ISLAND, New York City (WABC). Retrieved June 23, 2021.
- ↑ "Biggest Bridge to Span Busiest Harbor." Popular Science, June 1955, pp. 90–93; retrieved 2012-3-25.
- ↑ Fertig, Beth. "Verrazano Bridge Turns 40," Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine WNYC. November 21, 2004; retrieved 2012-3-25.
- ↑ Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. New York, USA. 2008. http://bridgeinfo.net/bridge/index.php?ID=87. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ↑ Talese, Gay. Fame and obscurity (1995)New York : Ivy Books. ISBN 978-0-345-46723-2.
Other websites
Media related to Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge at Wikimedia Commons
- New York City MTA, Verrazano-Narrows Bridge Archived 2014-04-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Structurae, Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
- Transportation Alternatives, Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, bike-pedestrian path Archived 2016-03-08 at the Wayback Machine