George Washington Bridge

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George Washington Bridge

Viewed from Wright Park in March of 2005

(c) 2005 by Michael Minn

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BH Photo #117458

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Description 

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Overview

Suspension bridge (two level) over Hudson River on I-95 in New York

Location

New York City, New York County, New York, and Bergen County, New Jersey

Status

Open to a total of 14 lanes of traffic

History

Opened to traffic October 25, 1931; lower level opened August 29, 1962

Builders

- Allston Dana (Engineer)
- Cass Gilbert of Zanesville, Ohio (Architect)
- Othmar Ammann of Feuerthalen, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland
- Port Authority of NY&NJ

Design

Wire suspension

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 3,280.7 ft. (0.6 mi.)
Total length: 5,082.3 ft. (1.0 mi.)
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")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/588295/4522810 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Central Park

Average daily traffic (as of 2014)

282,749

Inventory numbers

NY 5522508 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26427 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of October 2017)

Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 45 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

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Update Log 

• August 19, 2021: New photo from Patrick Gurwell
• December 16, 2020: New photo from Josh Schmid
• July 15, 2020: New photos from Patrick Gurwell
• June 4, 2020: New photo from Patrick Gurwell
• October 17, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• September 11, 2019: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
• April 8, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• July 30, 2016: New photos from Nathan Myers
• August 1, 2015: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
• March 2, 2015: Photo imported by Dave King
• January 27, 2015: New Street View added by Luke
• October 5, 2014: New photos from Patrick S. O'Donnell
• July 5, 2014: New Street View added by Ralph Demars
• April 19, 2009: Posted HAER photos
• July 15, 2008: New photos from Michael Minn

Related Bridges 

• Lincoln Tunnel (Downstream)
• Tappan Zee Bridge (Upstream)
• Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge (Upstream)

Sources 

• Wikipedia
• Michael Minn
• HAER NY-129 - George Washington Bridge, Spanning Hudson River between Manhattan & Fort Lee, New York, New York County, NY
• Historicbridges.org - by Nathan Holth
• Patrick S. O'Donnell - 1 [dot] 991km [at] comcast [dot] net
• Luke
• Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Nathan Myers - nathanmyers94 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Geoff Hubbs
• Patrick Gurwell - pgurwell [at] gmail [dot] com
• Josh Schmid

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