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The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is classified as a fracture critical bridge, making it vulnerable to collapse if parts of the offshore towers were to fail. [179] [175] The March 2024 collapse of Baltimore's Key Bridge raised awareness and concern about other bridges nationwide, especially with ship traffic being diverted to other area ports.
Three car thieves with nowhere to go were busted in Staten Island Wednesday after cops slowed traffic on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, forcing them to abandon their vehicle and jump 15 feet down ...
"The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, where the largest ship traffic passes, is a special case in that it has a robust riprap system — a rock island around the tower bases — which would cause a ship ...
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge: 1,298 m (4,260 ft) 4,176 m (13,701 ft) Suspension 2 levels steel truss deck, steel pylons 7+6 lanes 370+1298+370: Interstate 278 Narrows.
The Metropolitan Transit Authority says it wants the organizers of New York City’s marathon to pay $750,000 a year, citing the steep loss of bridge toll revenues for closing the Verrazano ...
Neither bridge saw high traffic counts until the opening of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in 1964. Traffic counts on both bridges were also depressed due to the effects of the Great Depression and World War II. The Outerbridge Crossing has undergone numerous repairs as a result of the high volume of traffic that crosses the bridge each day.
Governor orders transit agency to drop bid to tax NYC Marathon $750K for use of Verrazzano bridge 04/05/2024 00:55 -0400 NEW YORK (AP) — New York's governor on Thursday ordered the state's transit agency to drop efforts to impose a $750,000 fee on the New York City Marathon for using the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
The delays began at 6:46 p.m., according to the state Department of Transportation.