Documentary Description
When opened on October 25, 1931, the George Washington Bridge was the
longest suspension bridge in the world. At 3,500 feet in length, the
main span was more than double the distance of the previous record
holder. Today, standing as a main traffic artery between Manhattan and
New Jersey, the bridge referred to by locals as the ""GW"", is the
busiest in the world carrying nearly 320,000 cars every day. We'll
examine the construction methods employed that made the bridge an
anomaly, coming in both under budget and ahead of schedule, and see why
the GW is distinguished in a city of great bridges. For those
entering New York city for the first time there are other monuments that
may be more identifiable. But in a city of great bridges, the George
Washington has distinguished itself with those who depend on it most.
For New Yorkers the soaring steel towers of the GW lets them know they
are home.
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