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The Verrazano Bridge was the last project designed by Ammann, who had designed many of the other major crossings into and within New York City. He died in 1965, the year after the bridge opened. [129] The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge was also the last great public works project in New York City overseen by Moses. [130]
The Verrazano Bridge is a bridge on Maryland Route 611 [2] over Sinepuxent Bay that connects Assateague Island to the mainland. [3] The crossing, built in 1964, [4] contains two spans, one carrying automobiles and the other carrying pedestrians and bicycles. [5] [3] It is owned by Maryland, not by the National Park Service. [6]
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The ferry was discontinued following the completion of the Verrazano Bridge in 1964. [7] [8] MD 611 was extended south from Lewis Corner to the eastern end of the Verrazano Bridge in 1967. [9] The state highway was extended south along Bayberry Road to Ferry Landing Road in 1969 but was retracted to its present southern terminus by 1995. [10] [11]
MD 611 (Stephen Decatur Highway) south side, at west end of Verrazano Bridge 38°14′50.47″N 75°09′07.70″W / 38.2473528°N 75.1521389°W / 38.2473528; -75.1521389 ( Verrazano [ 11 ]
Because of the easy access the artery provides to the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge amongst other destinations, [12] MTA Regional Bus Operations runs the following public bus routes along the avenue: All S51 buses serving School Road run along Lily Pond Avenue's entire route. Fort Wadsworth service runs south of Battery Road, along with the S81. [13]
South Beach is a neighborhood on the East Shore of Staten Island, New York City, situated directly south of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.South Beach is bounded by New York Bay on the southeast, Seaview Avenue on the southwest, Laconia Avenue on the northwest, Reid and McClean Avenues on the north, and Lily Pond Avenue on the northeast.
Verrazano may refer to: Giovanni da Verrazzano, Italian explorer; Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge in New York City; Verrazano Bridge (Maryland) Jamestown Verrazzano Bridge in Rhode Island; Verrazano (horse), American race horse