George Washington Bridge

George Washington Bridge
George Washington Bridge
	The bridge, looking east from Fort Lee toward Upper Manhattan.
Coordinates	40°51′07″N 73°57′07″W / 40.852°N 73.952°W
Carries	14 lanes (8 upper deck, 6 lower deck) of I-95 (entire span) / US 1-9 (entire span) / US 46 (NJ side); Upper deck sidewalk (south side): pedestrians and bicycles;
Crosses	Hudson River
Locale	Fort Lee, New Jersey, and New York City (Washington Heights, Manhattan), New York, United States
Other name(s)	GWB; GW; GW Bridge; The George;
Maintained by	Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Characteristics
Design	Double-decked suspension bridge
Material	Steel
Total length	4,760 ft (1,450 m)
Width	119 ft (36 m)
Height	604 ft (184 m)
Longest span	3,500 ft (1,067 m)
Clearance above	14 ft (4.3 m) (upper level), 13.5 ft (4.1 m) (lower level)
Clearance below	212 ft (65 m) at mid-span
History
Designer	Othmar Ammann (chief engineer); Edward W. Stearns (assistant chief engineer); Allston Dana (design engineer); Cass Gilbert (architect); Montgomery Case (construction engineer)
Construction start	September 21, 1927 (bridge construction); June 2, 1959 (lower level)
Opened	October 24, 1931 (upper level); August 29, 1962 (lower level)
Statistics
Daily traffic	289,827 (2016)
Toll	(Eastbound only) As of January 5, 2020: Cars $16.00 (cash); $13.75 for Peak (E-ZPass); $11.75 for Off-peak (E-ZPass); $6.50 (when carpooling with three or more people with NY and NJ E-ZPass only); $6.88 (New York or New Jersey issued E-ZPass with registered commuter plan and three or more trips into Staten Island, NY during a calendar month); (Peak hours: Weekdays: 6-10 a.m., 4-8 p.m.; Sat. & Sun.: 11 a.m.-9 p.m.); These toll rates: view; talk; edit;
Location

The George Washington Bridge is a suspension bridge over the Hudson River. It connects part of New York City, New York to Fort Lee, New Jersey. It is 4,750 feet (1,450 meters) long. It was designed by Othmar H. Ammann. Building began on October 21, 1927. The bridge was opened on October 25, 1931. It cost $59 million.^[2] A second level was added below the main level and opened to traffic on August 29, 1962.^[2] There are also walkways for pedestrians and bicyclists on the north and south sides of the bridge.

The main span of the bridge is 3,500 feet (1,067 meters) long. It is 119 feet (36 meters) wide.^[2] It is suspended by four cables. Each cable weighs 28,450 tons and is made from 26,474 individual wires. The total length of all the wire in the four cables is 107,000 miles (172,200 kilometres).^[2]

Ammann chose the location for the bridge because the river was narrower at this point. The banks on either side were high. That meant the bridge could be tall enough for ships to pass underneath, without having to build long rising bridge approaches.^[2]

Aerial view showing situation atop Palisades Sill
View of New York City and New Jersey from south walkway

↑ "New York City Bridge Traffic Volumes" (PDF). New York City Department of Transportation. 2016. p. 11. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 "George Washington Bridge". Roads of NYC. Eastern Roads. Retrieved 2009-12-05.

[nycdot16-1] "New York City Bridge Traffic Volumes" (PDF). New York City Department of Transportation. 2016. p. 11. Retrieved March 16, 2018.

[gwb-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 "George Washington Bridge". Roads of NYC. Eastern Roads. Retrieved 2009-12-05.

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