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s0000085 |
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28/10/98 |
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31/12/04 |
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| cables |
steel
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| pylons |
steel
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| deck truss |
steel
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main span |
1298 m | | |
number of cables |
4 | | |
suspended length |
1.6 km | | |
clearance |
66 m | | |
number of lanes |
12 |
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height |
207 m |
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structural steel |
144 000 t |
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| The main span of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge is so long, that the curvature of Earth's surface had to be taken into account in the design of the towers. |
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Brown, David J. Bridges, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York (USA) , ISBN 002517455X, 1993; pp. 110-111.
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Deswarte, Sylvie L'architecture et les ingénieurs, Moniteur, Paris (France) , ISBN 2281190994, 1997; pp. 145.
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Graf, Bernhard Bridges that Changed the World, Prestel, Munich (Germany) , ISBN 3791327011, 2002; pp. 96-97.
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Graf, Bernhard Brücken, die die Welt verbinden, Prestel, Munich (Germany) , ISBN 3791327003, 2002; pp. 96-97.
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Stahl, Frank L. Verrazano Narrows Bridge: Fabrication and Construction of Superstructure of Bridge Proper, presented at ASCE Structural Engineering Conference and Annual Meeting, 19-23.10.1964.
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Talese, Gay The Bridge, Walker & Co, ISBN 0802776442, 2002.
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Wittfoht, Hans Buiding bridges, Beton-Verlag, Düsseldorf (Germany) , ISBN 3764001763, 1984.
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