Tag: bridge

‘Not merely a crossing’: The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, a marvel of engineering, turns 60

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Nov. 20, 2024 By Jada Camille As the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge approaches its 60th anniversary on Nov. 21, the monumental feat of engineering remains an integral piece of New York City’s infrastructure. Once the longest suspension bridge in the world, and now the 13th-longest globally, the bridge handles over 200,000 vehicles every day and plays…

Man in distress shuts down traffic on Williamsburg Bridge: NYPD

A distressed man shut down service on the Williamsburg Bridge on Friday morning.

Oct. 27, 2023 By Jada Camille

The Williamsburg Bridge has reopened to car traffic and subway trains after police shuttered the bridge this morning due to a man in distress on the bridge’s cables, according to the NYPD.