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The Verrazano Narrows Bridge (Interstate 278) is the largest suspension bridge in the western hemisphere with a main suspension span of 4260 ft. It spans the mouth of the Hudson River and is viewed by many as the Gateway to New York Harbor. The bridge's two towers stand 680 ft. high. Altogether, its two decks carry 12 lanes of traffic. Also Includes: Belt Parkway, Bay Ridge For Historic Overview: www.nycroads.com
The Verrazano Narrows Bridge (Interstate 278) is the largest suspension bridge in the western hemisphere with a main suspension span of 4260 ft. It spans the mouth of the Hudson River and is viewed by many as the Gateway to New York Harbor. The bridge's two towers stand 680 ft. high. Altogether, its two decks carry 12 lanes of traffic. Also includes: Bay Ridge, Verrazano Narrows Bridge Toll Plaza For Historic Overview: www.nycroads.com
RMS Queen Mary 2 passes under the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge while entering New York Harbor after my transatlantic cruise!
Amalfitano Family. Afternoon spent on Shore Road, Brooklyn NY. July of 1963. Baby is me, John . Michael 5 y/o. Jerry Jr. 8 y/o. Our Mother and Father are Mary and Jerry Amalfitano. The Verrazano Narrows Bridge is seen being built in this footage. Cable spinning. No roadbed in place as of yet. President, John F. Kennedy was assassinated 4 months after this film was recorded.
Behold the Epic as she passes beneath NYC's VN bridge on her inaugural voyage. Not quite the mere 24 inches of her arrival in New York, but still close enough to wow the crowd. Shot from the highest accessible point on the ship: the top of the stairs to the water slides.
Me and my son Jason hitting about 30 mph. Could've gone faster, but the Marshals frown upon that, too crowded!
Queen Mary sailing out of New York - transatlantic crossing, 31 May, 2009. It was an amazing experience sailing under the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, and I've attempted to capture a sense of how it felt - both wonderful and dramatic. I know there's not a lot of footage of the ship in this video - and that's by intent. I wanted to create a film that communicated in some way the strangely contradictory feeling of sailing on a truly massive ship, with almost no sense of actual motion. If you want to see actual images of the ship, then there are other videos in my library that will show you interiors and exteriors. This film is about motion and the physical experience of sailing under the Verrazano Narrows Bridge - less the ship. Though, of course, the Queen Mary is a significant character in this film as she served as the platform from which the total experience played out. The music I've selected was a deliberate choice. I've always been impressed by this particular track by Rabbit in the Moon. 'Deeper' has an almost cinematic, trance-like quality to it - which seemed ideally suited to this film.
crossing the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge waterfront in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
Sightseeing Tour of New York "The Big Apple" flying out of the West 30th St. Heliport JRS/KJRA Airline: Liberty Helicopters Aircraft: Eurocopter AS-350B-2 "Ecureuil" Registration: N130RU Airport: New York West 30th St. Heliport JRS/KJRA Flight Number: 330 -Empire State Building -World Financial Center -American Indian Museum -Verrazano-Narrows Bridge -Statue of Liberty -Ellis Island -Goldman Sachs Tower -Central Park -George Washington Bridge
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...minutes behind the slowest of her eight victories. Bridge the gap: Radcliffe (cente) leads the pack across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge Significantly, Radcliffe has not been overhauled at the age of 35 by young, fresh challengers rising to threaten her hopes...
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Daily Mail - UK
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-1224599/New-York-Marathon-Paula-Radcliffe-fears-future-Big-Apple-bites-back.html?ITO=1490
myworldtravel.weebly.com Verrazano Narrows Bridge from john paul jones park in brooklyn PLEASE SUBSCRIBE History The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is a double-decked suspension bridge that connects the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City at the Narrows, the reach connecting the relatively protected upper bay with the larger lower bay. The bridge is named for Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano, the first known European navigator to enter New York Harbor and the Hudson River, while crossing The Narrows. It has a center span of 4260 feet (1298 m) and was the largest suspension bridge in the world at the time of its completion in 1964, until it was surpassed by the Humber Bridge in the United Kingdom in 1981. It now has the eighth longest center span in the world, and is the largest suspension bridge in the United States. Its massive towers can be seen throughout a good part of the New York metropolitan area, including from spots in all five boroughs of New York City. The bridge furnishes a critical link in the local and regional highway system. It is the starting point of the New York City Marathon. The bridge marks the gateway to New York Harbor; all cruise ships and most container ships arriving at the Port of New York and New Jersey must pass underneath the bridge and thus must be built to accommodate the clearance under the bridge. This is most notable in the case of the ocean liner RMS Queen Mary 2. The bridge is owned by New York City and operated ...
myworldtravel.weebly.com Dyker Heights Verrazano Narrows Bridge connecting from the belt parkway to dyker heights section of brooklyn into 4th avenue History The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is a double-decked suspension bridge that connects the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City at the Narrows, the reach connecting the relatively protected upper bay with the larger lower bay. The bridge is named for Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano, the first known European navigator to enter New York Harbor and the Hudson River, while crossing The Narrows. It has a center span of 4260 feet (1298 m) and was the largest suspension bridge in the world at the time of its completion in 1964, until it was surpassed by the Humber Bridge in the United Kingdom in 1981. It now has the eighth longest center span in the world, and is the largest suspension bridge in the United States. Its massive towers can be seen throughout a good part of the New York metropolitan area, including from spots in all five boroughs of New York City. The bridge furnishes a critical link in the local and regional highway system. It is the starting point of the New York City Marathon. The bridge marks the gateway to New York Harbor; all cruise ships and most container ships arriving at the Port of New York and New Jersey must pass underneath the bridge and thus must be built to accommodate the clearance under the bridge. This is most notable in the case of the ocean liner RMS Queen Mary 2. The ...
Eltingville Transit Center bound X7 Express Bus, riding along the Gowanus Expressway passing through the sections of Sunset Park and Dyker Heights in Brooklyn. Then verging off the Gowanus Expressway and now traveling via the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (lower level) into the borough of Staten Island up to Exit 14. Then making a verge onto Lily Pond Avenue and traveling down to Father Capodanno Bouelvard and Robin Road passing through the section of Arrochar in Staten Island! Transfer points: Lily Pond Avenue and Mc Clean Avenue S51, S53, *S81 LTD, X4, X5, X6, X8, and X20 Father Capodanno Boulevard and Robin Road S51, *S81 LTD, X4, X5, X6 and X8Year: 2008 Maker: MCI (Motor Coach Industries) Model: D4500CT Commuter Coach Engine: Caterpillar C-13 ACERT Transmission: Allison World B-500R WTEC The following person that was with me during the making of this video was Caitsith810 Please subscribe to his videos www.youtube.com
Carnival Miracle Sailing Under Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. If a rogue wave hits the ship, it might hit the bridge and cause some damage.
NYC Verrazano-Narrows bridge
August 4TH, 2009
The Caribbean Princess cruise ship passes beneath the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge on August 4, 2009. It had left the Brooklyn Cruise Terminal just before this video was taken. The cruise itinerary's ports of call were West End, Bermuda; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, USA Virgin Islands; and Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands. The cruise was on Princess Cruises, and began and ended at Brooklyn Cruise Terminal in Brooklyn, NYC, NY. The Verrazano bridge is one of the world's largest suspension bridges. The clearance beneath it has a maximum height of around 220 feet. The bridge crosses the Narrows in the New York Harbor between the boroughs of Brooklyn and Staten Island in New York City, and is part of Route I-278. The Narrows, which the bridge crosses divides the Upper and Lower New York Bay. I was thinking that the captain was going to blow the horn, but he did not. I have been on cruises before where the horn was indeed blown when sailing under bridges.
Shot of my cruise ship going under the Verrazano Narrows bridge, taken from the deck on the 5th level, I think.
leaving NY city June 2009
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge on a summer night
Bay Ridge-86th Street Station bound S79 Local Bus, riding down Narrows Road South from Hylan Blvd to Fingerboard Road in the Arrochar section of Staten Island. Then riding down I-287 of the lower level of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Then verge off from the bridge to Exit 17 Dehlgren Place, riding up Dehlgren Place and turning left from Dehlgren Place onto 92nd Street up to 92nd Street and 7th Avenue in the Fort Hamilton section of Brooklyn! Transfer point: 92nd Street and 7th Avenue Buses B8 and B70Year: 1999 Maker: Orion Bus Industries Model: Orion 05.501 Engine: DD Series 50 DDEC Transmission: Allison B-400R WTEC The following person that was with me during the making of this video was Caitsith810 Please subscribe to his videos www.youtube.com
Driving across the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge from Brooklyn to Staten Isdland. Yeah, I am kind of diappointed by the video stability on the Zi6 camera. See what you think. I haven't yet figured out how to add captions to this format. When it opened in 1964, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge was the world's longest suspension span. The ends of the bridge are at historic Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn and Fort Wadsworth in Staten Island, both of which guarded New York Harbor at the Narrows for over a century. The bridge was named after Giovanni da Verrazano, who, in 1524, was the first European explorer to sail into New York Harbor. Its monumental 693 foot high towers are 1 5/8 inches farther apart at their tops than at their bases because the 4260 foot distance between them made it necessary to compensate for the earth's curvature. Each tower weighs 27000 tons and is held together with three million rivets and one million bolts. Seasonal contractions and expansions of the steel cables cause the double-decked roadway to be 12 feet lower in the summer than in the winter. Located at the mouth of upper New York Bay, the bridge not only connects Brooklyn with Staten Island but is also a major link in the interstate highway system, providing the shortest route between the middle Atlantic states and Long Island. In Brooklyn, the bridge connects to the Belt Parkway and the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and to the largely residential community of Bay Ridge. On Staten Island, which saw rapid ...
View from the upper level of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge of a small sail boat cruising under the bridge.
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...crown are rewarded with a stunning panorama of New York Harbor. While Wednesday morning's drizzle and mist obscured the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, visitors could see from the Manhattan skyline in the north to Governors Island and Brooklyn to the east, Staten...
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Newsday
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/newyork/ny-listat2812810318may27,0,5631608.story?track=rss
Queen Mary 2 clears the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge by 16 feet.
last leg of nyc five boro ride,fully soaked, rain all day. Oregon Scientific ATC2K Helmet Cam
NERIS LOPEZ SOLO ANDABA DE BAGO POR NEW YORK
fairly close view of the Verrazano Bridge wnich connects the Borough of Brooklyn to Staten Island,NY......notice the Guardians of the Gates coming fast and furious alongside Staten Island ferry: US Coast Guard ...Always On Guard
Turning back around at the Verrazano, heading back up the Hudson.
Outstanding weather to say Goodbye to the Big Apple until next spring! Norwegian Dawn southbound to Miami on a 13 day Voyage. Fantastic!
From 8mm movies I made as it was being built.
When you zoom in from a long distance with a powerful lens, objects appear much closer than they really are! I shouldn't have to waste time doing this, but Markus Allen, Truth Sleuth Spark of Life, Killtown, Fred BS, Webfairy, Nico, and a bunch of other are acting like idiots. Update - I have posted the Sketchup File for this study, it is here: www.psy-opera.com Bridge Study.skp
On Route S79. Sorry, forgot the bus fleet number, but I'm fairly certain it's a 1999 model.
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While driving through Hurricane Hanna and over the Verazzano-Narrows Bridge, Dan thought it would be cool to film while driving.
Sunday, 6th July, 2008
Driving over the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge on the way back from Six Flags.
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...When I sit at my desk, the top of my head is about level with the Narrows between Staten Island and Brooklyn, where the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge later went. I used to admire this map mainly for the vast expanses of swamp and salt meadow it shows and for the...
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The New York Times
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http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/20/opinion/20tue4.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Queen Mary 2 slides under New York's Verrazano Narrows Bridge in early morning darkness on 28 April 2008. www.oceanliners.org
crossing bridge in new york.
Heading back to NJ from NYC we do a close fly by over the Verrazano Narrows Bridge. For a second it looked like we passed a little close to it. Video was shot 25 years ago from a camcorder the size of a briefcase (then, the latest technology). View is from a Cessna 172 SkyHawk.
What a view. Not long after this bus ride to Staten Island, I will be running in the opposite direction.
Our bus comes to the Verrazano Narrows Bridge to take us to the NYC Marathon start in Staten Island
A construction worker on the continent's longest suspension bridge, fell to his death in a freak accident. This video shows the scene as the investigation began.
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...parallel and to the south of the 1950 span - is the longest suspension bridge built in the United States since the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge opened in New York in 1964. The original Tacoma Narrows bridge, dubbed Galloping Gertie, was the world's third-longest...
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Associated Press
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http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/W/WA_TACOMA_NARROWS_BRIDGE_WAOL-?SITE=NMALJ&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
I made this one with the chopper a little closer to the WTC than in "Verrazano-Narrows Bridge Simulation". My suspicion is that the chopper (or virtual chopper) was over the Hudson river roughly equidistant from the WTC and the Empire State building. I've also allowed the viewer to keep the WTC more or less in the centre of the screen to try and replicate the "authentic" footage that was shown live on Sept 11th 2001. With this newer position and a better attempt to simulate the motion of a helicopter I'm still finding that the WTC in the "authentic" footage looks too small and that the Verrazano-Narrows bridge looks too long and seems to be rendered from the wrong angle given that the chopper was in Manhattan at the time.
QM2 in high seas and passing under the Verrazano Norrows Bridge during a transatlantic in October 2005
Queen Elizabeth 2 passes under the Verezanno Narrows Bridge at the entrance to New York Harbor, at the end of a transatlantic crossing, December 21, 2003
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