George Washington Bridge

The George Washington Bridge spans 4,757 feet (1,450 meters) across the Hudson River, connecting Manhattan to Fort Lee with a main span of 3,500 feet (1,067 meters) and twin steel towers rising 604 feet (184 meters) high.

Opened to traffic on October 24, 1931, the bridge held the record as the world's longest suspension bridge until 1937, when it was surpassed by the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California.

Designated as a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, the bridge serves as a vital transportation link carrying millions of vehicles annually between New York and New Jersey on Interstate 95 and US Routes 1 and 9.

The bridge operates as a toll bridge with electronic collection systems and features 14 lanes of traffic across its upper and lower decks, making it the busiest motor vehicle bridge in the world.

French architect Le Corbusier called the exposed steel towers the most beautiful bridge in the world, as the original plans to encase them in concrete and granite were never completed due to cost constraints.

Location: Manhattan

Location: Fort Lee

Inception: August 29, 1962

Architects: Othmar Hermann Ammann, Cass Gilbert

Official opening: October 24, 1931

Height: 184 m

Length: 1,450 m

Longest Span: 1,067 m

Width: 36 m

Made from material: steel

GPS coordinates: 40.85167,-73.95267

Latest update: November 28, 2025 14:28