The George Washington Bridge

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_George_Washington_Bridge
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bridge
gptkbp:carries gptkb:Interstate_95
gptkb:U.S._Route_46
gptkb:U.S._Route_1
gptkb:U.S._Route_9
gptkbp:color steel gray
gptkbp:connects gptkb:Manhattan
gptkb:Fort_Lee,_New_Jersey
gptkbp:coordinates 40.8517°N 73.9527°W
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:Hudson_River
gptkbp:dailyTraffic over 289,000 vehicles (2016)
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Othmar_Ammann
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:literature
gptkb:television
movies
gptkbp:hasApproachSpan yes
gptkbp:hasBeenRenovated yes
gptkbp:hasBeenSubjectOfScandal yes
gptkbp:hasBicycleFacilities yes
gptkbp:hasDeckTruss yes
gptkbp:hasEmergencyWalkway yes
gptkbp:hasExpansionJoint yes
gptkbp:hasLighting yes
gptkbp:hasLowerLevel yes
gptkbp:hasObservationArea yes
gptkbp:hasPlaque yes
gptkbp:hasRoute yes
gptkbp:hasSuicideBarrier no
gptkbp:hasSuspensionCables yes
gptkbp:hasUpperLevel yes
gptkbp:highestTrafficBridge yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The George Washington Bridge
gptkbp:length 4,760 ft
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:Bergen_County,_New_Jersey
gptkbp:lowerLevelOpenedOn August 29, 1962
gptkbp:mainSpan 1,450 m
gptkbp:maintainedBy gptkb:Port_Authority_of_New_York_and_New_Jersey
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:George_Washington
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:George
GW Bridge
gptkbp:numberOfLanes 14
gptkbp:opened October 25, 1931
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:U.S._National_Register_of_Historic_Places
gptkbp:scandalName gptkb:Bridgegate
gptkbp:structureHeight 604 ft (towers)
gptkbp:toll yes
eastbound only
gptkbp:upperLevelOpenedOn October 25, 1931
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Broadway_(main_street)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7