George Washington Bridge
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The George Washington Bridge is a double-decked suspension bridge spanning the Hudson River, connecting Fort Lee in Bergen County, New Jersey, with the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan, Ne
The bridge as seen from Fort Lee, New Jersey, in September 2013
Manhattan-bound traffic on the upper deck of the bridge
George Washington Bridge towers illuminated for President's Day, 2007
The George Washington Bridge's flag, the world's largest, is hung on special occasions
Othmar Ammann
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Othmar Hermann Ammann was a Swiss-American civil engineer whose bridge designs include the George Washington Bridge, Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge, and Bayonne Bridge. He also directed the planning and co
George Washington Bridge
…constructed beneath the existing span from 1959 to 1962 because of increasing traffic. The George Washington Bridge was designed by chief civil engineer Othmar Ammann, design engineer Allston Dana, and assistant chief engineer Edward W. Stearns, with Cass Gilbert as consulting architect. It connects Fort Lee in Bergen…
Ammann in 1932
Bust in George Washington Bridge bus station