Inventory Search Results
3 suspension bridges were found for search criteria: ARF. All 3 bridges from the search results appear below. Click the Bridgemeister ID number to isolate the bridge on its own page. If you don't see what you were looking for, try an image search with the same criteria: ARF. This will find the bridge if it is pictured on the site, but is not a catenary suspension bridge.
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1931: George Washington
New York, New York and Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA - Hudson River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 169 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1931 |
| Name: | George Washington |
| Also Known As: | GWB |
| Location: | New York, New York and Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA |
| Crossing: | Hudson River |
| Coordinates: | 40.85333 N 73.955 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | O.H. Ammann, Leon Moisseiff, Dana, Gilbert |
| References: | AAJ, AOB, ARF, BBR, BC3, BFL, BMA, BONJ, BOU, BPL, BRU, COB, CTW, ENR19270811a, ENR19270811b, ENR19290411c, GBD, LAB, LACE, PTS2, SIX, SJR |
| Use: | Vehicular (double-deck), with walkway |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2022) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 3 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 1,066.8 meters (3,500 feet) |
| Side Spans: | 2 x 198.1 meters (650 feet) |
| Deck width: | 120 feet |
Notes:
- Became longest suspension bridge by eclipsing 1929 Ambassador - Detroit, Michigan, USA and Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
- Eclipsed by new longest suspension bridge 1937 Golden Gate - San Francisco and Marin County, California, USA.
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1939: Bronx-Whitestone
The Bronx and Queens, New York, USA - East River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 191 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1939 |
| Name: | Bronx-Whitestone |
| Location: | The Bronx and Queens, New York, USA |
| Crossing: | East River |
| Coordinates: | 40.80167 N 73.83 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | O. H. Ammann, Allston Dana |
| References: | AAJ, ARF, BAAW, BBR, BFL, BPL, GBD, SIX |
| Use: | Vehicular (major highway) |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2022) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 3 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 701 meters (2,300 feet) |
| Side Spans: | 2 x 224 meters (735 feet) |
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1961: Throgs Neck
The Bronx and Queens, New York, USA - East River
| Bridgemeister ID: | 215 (added before 2003) |
| Year Completed: | 1961 |
| Name: | Throgs Neck |
| Location: | The Bronx and Queens, New York, USA |
| Crossing: | East River |
| Coordinates: | 40.8 N 73.795 W |
| Maps: | Acme, GeoHack, Google, OpenStreetMap |
| Principals: | O. H. Ammann |
| References: | ARF, BCO, SIX, VNB |
| Use: | Vehicular (major highway) |
| Status: | In use (last checked: 2022) |
| Main Cables: | Wire (steel) |
| Suspended Spans: | 3 |
| Main Span: | 1 x 548.6 meters (1,800 feet) |
| Side Spans: | 2 |
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