Rosenberg

Fran Rosenberg

What is the name of the bridge? My bridge is the Geogre Wahsington Bridge. When and where was the bridge built? The bridge was opened to traffic on October 25, 1931. It spans the Hudson river in New York What is the purpose of this bridge? What does it span and what does it connect?media type="custom" key="5754863" The bridge connects Manhattan New York to Fort Lee New Jersey. Why was this bridge needed? The bridge was needed to connect the Eastern United States to Manhattan. What type of bridge is it (arch, suspension, cable, beam, etc.)? The bridge is a suspension bridge. How much did it cost? The cost of the original structure was $59,000,000 What materials were used to build this bridge? The cables were made of steel and so were the towers and the deck. What were some of the special challenges that the bridge engineers faced? How did they overcome these challenges? The bridge was supposed to double the longest bridge in the world. The architect solved the problem by using deflection theory. How long did it take to build this bridge? It took four years to build the bridge. What are the measurements of this bridge? The length of the bridge between anchorages is 4,760 feet. The width of the bridge is 119 feet. The main span of the suspended part is 3,500 feet. The width of the roadway is 90 feet. The height of the tower above the water is 604 feet. The water clearance at mid-span is 212 feet. Did you find any fun or interesting facts or stories about this bridge? It is the seconed most commun suicide place in New York. It has the largest free flying american flag in the world. The lower deck costed more then rest of the bridge .media type="youtube" key="Y5X9YXapJmY" height="420" width="677"media type="googlemap" key="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=george+washington+bridge&sll=41.307987,-85.06465&sspn=0.032237,0.060339&ie=UTF8&hq=george+washington+bridge&hnear=&radius=15000&ll=40.851475,-73.953438&spn=0.188556,0.140626&layer=c&cbll=40.853399,-73.961235&panoid=K0vgITM3X7qEJ5jqycuBmg&cbp=12,109.89,,0,5&output=svembed" width="425" height="350"