George Washington Bridge
bridge in New York City
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Summary
George Washington Bridge is a suspension bridge[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of suspension bridge entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,718 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Manhattan[3], Fort Lee[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Instance of: road bridge[6], toll bridge[7], multi-level bridge[8]
- Architect: Othmar Hermann Ammann[9], Cass Gilbert[10]
- Maintained by: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey[11]
- Named after: George Washington[12]
- Crosses: Hudson River[13]
- Made from material: steel[14]
- Location: Manhattan[15]
- Commons category: George Washington Bridge[16]
- Inception: August 29, 1962[17]
- Structural engineer: Othmar Hermann Ammann[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:George Washington Bridge[19]
- Commons gallery: George Washington Bridge[20]
- Number of spans: 1[21]
- Heritage designation: Historic Civil Engineering Landmark[22]
- Date of official opening: October 24, 1931[23]
- Length: 1450 m[24]
- Height: 184 m[25]
- Width: 36 m[26]
- Carries thoroughfare: Interstate 95[27], U.S. Route 1[28], U.S. Route 9[29]
- Longest span: 1067 m[30]
- KML file: Template:Attached KML/George Washington Bridge[31]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[32]
- Category for the view from the item: Category:Views from the George Washington Bridge[33]
Why It Matters
George Washington Bridge has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]