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."Biggest Bridge to Span Busiest Harbor." Popular Science, June 1955, pp. 90–93; retrieved 2012-3-25.

The bridge is named for the Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano.  His ship was the first to enter New York Harbor.Fertig, Beth.  "Verrazano Bridge Turns 40,"  WNYC. November 21, 2004; retrieved 2012-3-25.

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. 

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.

References

Other websites

 New York City MTA,  Verrazano-Narrows Bridge 
 Structurae,  Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
 Transportation Alternatives,  Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, bike-pedestrian path 

Category:Bridges in New York (state)
Category:Steel bridges
Category:Staten Island
Category:Brooklyn
Category:Suspension bridges
Category:1964 establishments in New York (state)
Category:1969 establishments in the United States
Category:1960s establishments in New York (state)