Verrazano-Narrows Bridge located between Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York in the United States. Construction of the bridge began in 1959 and in 1964 opened the bridge. It was designed by Othmar Ammann, who has designed several bridges in New York including the George Washington Bridge. Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is 1600 meters long and the main span is 1,298 meters. The bridge was the largest suspension bridge until 1981 and today is Americas largest suspension bridge. The bridge has two floors with 6 lanes in each floor.
Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is named after the Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano, he was the first known European to passing the strait The Narrows and discovered New York and the Hudson River in 1524.