Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge

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road bridge suspension bridge toll bridge

The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is a large suspension bridge in New York City that connects the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn across the Narrows.

Aliases (1)

Verrazano-Narrows Bridge ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	road bridge → suspension bridge → toll bridge →
alsoKnownAs	Verrazano-Narrows Bridge →
architect	Othmar Ammann →
carries	Interstate 278 NERFINISHED →
connects	Brooklyn → Staten Island →
connectsBorough	Borough of Brooklyn → Borough of Staten Island →
constructionStartDate	1959 →
country	United States →
crosses	New York Harbor entrance → The Narrows →
deckClearanceBelow	228 ft → 69 m →
designer	Othmar Ammann →
engineer	Othmar Ammann →
locale	New York Harbor →
locatedIn	New York City → New York State → United States →
lowerLevelLanes	6 →
mainSpanLength	1298 m → 4260 ft →
maintainedBy	MTA Bridges and Tunnels →
material	steel →
namedAfter	Giovanni da Verrazzano →
numberOfDecks	2 →
numberOfLanes	12 →
numberOfRoadways	2 →
opened	1964-11-21 →
openedAs	world's longest suspension bridge →
openedLowerLevel	1969 →
owner	Metropolitan Transportation Authority →
partOf	Gowanus Expressway → Interstate Highway System → New York City highway system → Staten Island Expressway →
regionServed	New York metropolitan area →
replaced	Staten Island–Brooklyn ferry services →
spansBetween	Bay Ridge → Fort Wadsworth →
tollCollection	electronic tolling →
tollDirection	westbound only →
totalLength	13,700 ft → 4089 m →
towerHeight	211 m → 692 ft →
upperLevelLanes	6 →
worldRankingAtOpening	longest suspension bridge main span →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
The Narrows → Upper New York Bay →	crossedBy
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge ("Verrazano-Narrows Bridge") →	alsoKnownAs
Brooklyn →	bridgeConnection
Long Island →	connectedBy
New York's 11th congressional district →	containsTransportationInfrastructure
Othmar Ammann →	designed
The Narrows →	hasBridge
American Bridge Company →	hasNotableProject
St. George →	hasView
Staten Island →	majorBridge
Bay Ridge →	near
Othmar Ammann →	notableWork
Fort Wadsworth →	overlooks