Cầu Verrazzano-Narrows
Also known as Verrazano Bridge, Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, Verrazzano Bridge
bridge in New York City
AI overview
The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is a major bridge in New York City that spans the Narrows strait between Brooklyn and Staten Island. It is one of the city's most important transportation links, carrying thousands of vehicles daily between these two boroughs.
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Key facts
- Carries
- 13 lanes (7 upper, 6 lower) of , I-278 Toll
- Crosses
- The Narrows
- Locale
- New York City ( Staten Island – Brooklyn ), New York , U.S.
- Other name s
- Verrazano–Narrows Bridge, Verrazzano Bridge, Narrows Bridge
- Maintained by
- MTA Bridges and Tunnels
- Design
- Suspension bridge
- Total length
- 13,700 ft (4,176 m)
- Width
- 103 ft (31 m)
- Height
- 693 ft (211 m)
- Longest span
- 4,260 ft (1,298 m)
- Clearance above
- 15 ft (4.57 m) (upper level), 14.4 ft (4.39 m) (lower level)
- Clearance below
- 228 ft (69.5 m) at mean high water
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Categories
1964 establishments in New York CityBay Ridge, BrooklynBridges by Othmar AmmannBridges completed in 1964Bridges in BrooklynBridges in Staten IslandBridges on the Interstate Highway SystemDouble-decker bridgesHistoric American Engineering Record in New York CityInterstate 78Road bridges in New York CityRoads with a reversible lane