Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge
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The Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge is a suspension bridge connecting the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City, New York, U.S. It spans the Narrows, a body of water linking the relatively
View from Staten Island towards Brooklyn, 2009
View of the Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge from Upper New York Bay, with Coney Island in the distance
View of the Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge from the Staten Island entrance plaza
Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge seen from Brooklyn at sunset in December 2012
Giovanni da Verrazzano
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Giovanni da Verrazzano was an Italian explorer from the Republic of Florence, best known for his expedition to North America. He led most of his later missions, including the one to America, in the se
Verrazzano–Narrows Bridge
…of the Narrows. The double-deck bridge carries 13 lanes of Interstate 278: seven on the upper level and six on the lower level. The span is named for Giovanni da Verrazzano, who in 1524 was the first European explorer to enter New York Harbor and the Hudson River. Engineer David B. Steinman proposed a bridge across the…
Engraving by F. Allegrini (1768)
Verrazzano's voyage in 1524
La Dauphine (model) sailed by Verrazzano in 1524
South face of Verrazzano's monument in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware