George Washington Bridge
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George Washington Bridge

The bridge, looking east from Fort Lee toward Upper Manhattan.

Coordinates	40°51′07″N 73°57′07″W﻿ / ﻿40.852°N 73.952°W﻿ / 40.852; -73.952﻿ (George Washington Bridge)
Carries

14 lanes (8 upper deck, 6 lower deck) of I-95 (entire span) / US 1-9 (entire span) / US 46 (NJ side)
Upper deck sidewalk (south side): pedestrians and bicycles

Crosses	Hudson River
Locale	Fort Lee, New Jersey, and New York City (Washington Heights, Manhattan), New York, United States
Other name(s)

GWB

GW

GW Bridge

The George

Maintained by	Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Characteristics
Design	Double-decked suspension bridge
Material	Steel
Total length	4,760 ft (1,450 m)[1]
Width	119 ft (36 m)[1]
Height	604 ft (184 m)[1]
Longest span	3,500 ft (1,067 m)[2]
Clearance above	14 ft (4.3 m) (upper level), 13.5 ft (4.1 m) (lower level)[3]
Clearance below	212 ft (65 m) at mid-span[1]
History
Designer	Othmar Ammann (chief engineer)
Edward W. Stearns (assistant chief engineer)
Allston Dana (design engineer)
Cass Gilbert (architect)
Montgomery Case (construction engineer)
Construction start	September 21, 1927; 97 years ago (1927-09-21) (bridge construction)
June 2, 1959; 66 years ago (1959-06-02) (lower level)
Opened	October 24, 1931; 93 years ago (1931-10-24) (upper level)
August 29, 1962; 62 years ago (1962-08-29) (lower level)
Statistics
Daily traffic	289,827 (2016)[4]
Toll	(Eastbound only) As of January 7, 2024:

Cars $18.31 (Tolls-by-Mail)
$16.06 for Peak (E-ZPass)
$14.06 for Off-peak (E-ZPass)
(Peak hours: Weekdays: 6–10 a.m., 4–8 p.m.; Sat. & Sun.: 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.)

These toll rates:

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Looking at the table, judge whether the statement is entailed, neutral, or refuted according to the table. Conclude with JSON {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"} — nothing else.

Assertion: GW opened back in the 19th century.

answer: refuted