General Information
| Other name(s): | Verrazano Narrows Bridge |
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| Beginning of works: | 13 August 1959 |
| Completion: | 21 November 1964 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Three-span suspension bridge |
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| Support conditions: |
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| Secondary structure(s): |
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
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Awards and Distinctions
| 1965 |
special prize
for registered users |
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Location
| Location: |
Staten Island, New York, New York, USA Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York, New York, USA |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 40° 36' 14.57" N 74° 3' 9.26" W |
| Coordinates: | 40° 36' 30.75" N 74° 2' 17.54" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| number of lanes | 12 | |
| roadway / carriageway width | 4 x 11.27 m | |
| main bridge | ||
|---|---|---|
| main span | 1 298.45 m | |
| span lengths | 370.33 m - 1 298.45 m - 370.33 m | |
| number of cables | 4 | |
| suspended length | 1 600 m | |
| number of spans | 3 | |
| vertical navigation clearance | 66 m | |
| pylons | height | 207 m |
Quantities
| structural steel | 144 000 t |
Materials
| cables |
steel
|
|---|---|
| pylons |
steel
|
| deck truss |
steel
|
| anchorages |
reinforced concrete
|
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[more]Chronology
| 21 November 1964 | The upper level is opened to traffic. |
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| 28 June 1969 | The lower level is opened to traffic. |
Notes
The main span of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge is so long, that the curvature of Earth's surface had to be taken into account in the design of the towers.
Participants
Design
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Ammann & Whitney
- Othmar Ammann (senior partner)
- Milton Brumer (chief engineer)
- Herb Rothman (project engineer)
- Frank L. Stahl (project engineer)
- Leopold H. Just (design engineer)
- John W. Kinney (engineer of construction)
Contractor
- American Bridge Company (deck)
- Arthur Johnson (anchorages)
- Bethlehem Steel Co. (Staten Island Tower)
- Frederick Snare Corp (tower foundations)
- Harris Structural Steel Co. Inc. (Brooklyn Tower)
- J. Rich Steers (tower foundations)
- Peter Kiewit Sons', Inc. (anchorages)
Cables
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Expansion joints
Relevant Web Sites
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A Span for All Seasons: Verrazano Narrows Bridge
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Bernd Nebel: Brücken Weltweit: Die Verrazano Narrows Bridge
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Dave Frieder: Verrazzano Narrows Bridge
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HAER: Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, Spanning Narrows between Fort Hamilton (Brooklyn), Brooklyn, Kings County, NY
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mageba: Verrazano Narrows Bridge
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NYC Roads: Verrazano Narrows Bridge (I-278)
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Wikipedia: Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
Relevant Publications
- (1997): L'architecture et les ingénieurs. Deux siècles de réalisations. Moniteur, Paris (France), pp. 145.
- (1997): L'art de l'ingénieur. constructeur, entrepeneur, inventeur. Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), pp. 534.
- (2002): The Bridge. The Building of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Walker & Co, pp. 192.
- (1993): Bridges. Macmillan Publishing Company, New York (USA), pp. 110-111.
- (2000): The Bridges of New York. Dover Publications Inc., Mineola (USA), pp. 140-147.
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20000085 - Published on:
28/10/1998 - Last updated on:
06/03/2022
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