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Mar 22, 2024 · George Washington Bridge, vehicular suspension bridge crossing the Hudson River, U.S., between The Palisades park near Fort Lee, New Jersey, and Manhattan Island, New York City. The bridge was built and is operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Lower level opened to traffic: August 29, 1962. GWB Bus Station opened: January 17, 1963. Length of bridge between anchorages: 4,760 feet. Width of bridge: 119 feet. Width of roadway: 90 feet. Height of tower above water: 604 feet. Water clearance at midspan: 212 feet. Upper level number of toll lanes: 12. Lower level number of toll lanes: 10.
May 25, 2016 · Connecting New Jersey and Manhattan, the George Washington Bridge remains one of the longest suspension bridges in the United States and is responsible for transporting millions of people...
Jul 12, 2008 · George Washington Bridge. Primary Photographer (s): Nathan Holth and Rick McOmber. Bridge Documented: July 12, 2008 and September 2, 2019. Facility Carried / Feature Intersected. I-95 and US-1 Over Hudson River. Location. Fort Lee and New York: Bergen County, New Jersey and Manhattan, New York: United States. Structure Type.
About civil engineering. History & heritage. Historic landmarks. Completion Date. 1931. Project Type. Bridges. Location. New York, NY. 40 51 06.1 N. 73 57 09.7 W. The George Washington Bridge, a 3,500-foot center span suspension bridge, was virtually double the span of its largest predecessor.
It is named after Founding Father George Washington, the first president of the United States. The George Washington Bridge is the world's busiest motor vehicle bridge, carrying a traffic volume of over 104 million vehicles in 2019, and is the world's only suspension bridge with 14 vehicular lanes.
From 1931 until 1937, the George Washington Bridge was considered the world’s longest spanning bridge at 3,500 feet while the full length of the bridge itself was measured at 4,760 feet. In 1937, the Golden Gate Bridge of San Fransisco, California, out-spanned the lengthy GW Bridge at 4,200 feet.
