This bridge
was built between 1958 à 1964 par O.H. Ammann
and Whitney. The main construction is 2,039 m long,
and its total length is 4,176 m. Its width
is 33 m. It is a suspension bridge with two
levels (which brings the number of traffic lanes
to 12). The central span is 1,298 m long.
Up till 1981 it was the longest span in the world.
The steel towers are 207 m high.
Verrazano is the name of an Italian navigator
who was the first European to enter the bay of
New-York. This construction, the last carried
out by the renowned Amman, was awarded the first
prize by the American Institute of Steel Construction
in 1965.
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