Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge (also referred to as the Verrazzano Bridge, locally as the Verrazzano, and formerly as the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge or Narrows Bridge) is a suspension bridge in New York City. It connects the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn.^[3]

Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
Coordinates	40.607°N 74.043°W / 40.607; -74.043
Carries	13 lanes of I-278 (7 lanes on upper level: 3 in each direction, 1 reversible HOV lane; 6 lanes on lower level)
Crosses	The Narrows
Locale	New York City (Staten Island–Brooklyn), New York, U.S.
Other name(s)	Verrazano-Narrows Bridge Verrazzano Bridge Narrows Bridge
Maintained by	MTA Bridges and Tunnels
Characteristics
Total length	13,700 ft (4,176 m)
Width	103 ft (31 m)
Height	649.68 ft (198 m)
Longest span	4,260 ft (1,298 m)
Clearance above	15 ft (4.57 m) (upper level) 14.4 ft (4.39 m) (lower level)
Clearance below	228 ft (69.5 m) at mean high water
History
Designer	Othmar Ammann
Construction start	August 13, 1959; 65 years ago (1959-08-13)
Opened	November 21, 1964; 60 years ago (1964-11-21) (upper level) June 28, 1969; 55 years ago (1969-06-28) (lower level)
Statistics
Daily traffic	215,000 (2019)[1]
Toll	As of April 23, 2021[update]:[2] $6.55 (New York E-ZPass users outside Staten Island) $2.95 (Staten Island residents E-ZPass) $10.17 (Tolls By Mail and non-New York E-ZPass) $3.40 (Staten Island resident carpool HOV E-ZPass)
Location

The bridge is named for the Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano. His ship was the first to enter New York Harbor.^[4]

When construction was finished, the Verrazzano-Narrows was the longest suspension bridge in the world. It was the longest until the Humber Bridge surpassed that length in 1981.^[5]