George Washington Bridge
Facts
- Overview
- Suspension bridge over Hudson River on I-95 in New York
- Status
- Open to a total of 14 lanes of traffic
- History
- Opened to traffic October 25, 1931; lower level opened August 29, 1962
- Builder
- - Othmar Ammann (Chief engineer)
- Design
- Wire suspension
- Dimensions
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Length of largest span: 3,280.7 ft.
Total length: 5,082.3 ft.
Deck width: 87.9 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.4 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.85159, -73.95248 (decimal degrees)
40°51'06" N, 73°57'09" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Inventory numbers
- NY 5522508 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26427 (Bridgehunter.com ID) - Inspection (as of 11/2005)
- Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 57.0 (out of 100) - Average daily traffic (as of 2004)
- 298,700