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Verrazzano Bridge’s multi-colored appearance explained: Inside the massive repainting project
The 60-year-old Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge was first opened in 1964, with the lower level opening five years later, in 1969.
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The History of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, 50 Years After Its Construction
When it finally opened, 50 years ago this month, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge—honoring the 16th-century Florentine explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano, though not to the extent of spelling his name ...
Dramatic video captures wooden board smashing into car’s windshield on Verrazano: ‘Complete shock’
Heart-pounding dashcam video captured a Brooklyn man miraculously dodging death when high winds on the Verrazano-Narrows ...
A ‘special’ celebration: Will massive U.S. flag return to Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge?
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Fifty years ago, an exceptionally large American flag proudly flew across the cables on the ...
Terrifying moment board flies off truck and through family’s windshield on New York bridge
Dashcam footage captured the terrifying moment a wooden board flew into the windshield of a family car on the ...