George Washington Bridge


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North America, Mid-Atlantic, New York City Architectural Marvel George Washington Bridge

Connects New Jersey and upper Manhattan (179th St.) across the Hudson River. Main span is 3700', with two towers 600' tall. Built by Othman Ammann at cost of $59 million; opened in 1931; second deck added in 1962. Little Red Schoolhouse located at base of NYC-side tower. Nine miles north of the Battery. Water below it flows with semidiurnal tidal current. Under the bridge, ebbing current (southward) upwards of 2.5 knots, flooding (northward) about 2 knots. Tidal swing averages about 5'.

Sources

Robert A. McCaughey

Compiler

Peter Richards

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