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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:bridge
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gptkbp:academic_programs
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gptkb:Modernist
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gptkbp:annual_event
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Verrazano-Narrows Bridge Run
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:New_York_Harbor
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gptkbp:building_type
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gptkb:steel
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gptkbp:challenges
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strong currents and winds
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gptkbp:climate_impact
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closure during severe storms
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gptkbp:color
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gptkb:blue
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gptkbp:connects
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gptkb:Brooklyn
gptkb:Staten_Island
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gptkbp:construction_cost
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$320 million
320 million USD
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gptkbp:construction_material
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steel and concrete
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gptkbp:construction_method
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cantilevered
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gptkbp:construction_started
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gptkb:1959
gptkb:1964
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gptkbp:crosses
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gptkb:Upper_New_York_Bay
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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symbol of New York City
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gptkbp:design
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gptkb:Othmar_Ammann
gptkb:John_A._Roebling's_Sons_Company
cable-stayed
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gptkbp:designated_as
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gptkb:New_York_City_Landmark
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gptkbp:designed_by
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Othmar Ammann and his team
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gptkbp:designed_for
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heavy traffic
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gptkbp:emergency_services
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6 lanes
access for emergency vehicles
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gptkbp:enforces
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frequent due to high volume
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gptkbp:famous_for
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its sweeping views of New York Harbor
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gptkbp:featured_in
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films and television shows
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gptkbp:features
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two towers
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gptkbp:first_bridge
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to span the Narrows
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gptkbp:first_vehicle_crossing
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gptkb:1964
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gptkbp:has_public_transport
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no
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gptkbp:has_toll
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yes
cash and E-ZPass
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gptkbp:height
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693 feet
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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important transportation link
important engineering achievement
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Golden_Gate_Bridge
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gptkbp:inspiration
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other suspension bridges.
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gptkbp:is_a_route_for
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gptkb:I-278
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gptkbp:is_connected_to
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Brooklyn and Staten Island
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gptkbp:is_maintained_by
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gptkb:MTA_Bridges_and_Tunnels
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gptkbp:landmark
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National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
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gptkbp:length
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36 inches
over 2 miles
13,700 feet
over 7,000 feet
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:maintenance
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gptkb:Port_Authority_of_New_York_and_New_Jersey
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gptkbp:named_after
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gptkb:Giovanni_da_Verrazzano
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gptkbp:network
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New York City bridge network
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gptkbp:notable_event
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New York City Marathon crossing
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gptkbp:notable_feature
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largest suspension bridge in the U. S. at the time of completion
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gptkbp:open_to_public
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1964-11-21
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gptkbp:opened
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gptkb:1964
gptkb:Governor_Nelson_Rockefeller
1964-11-21
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gptkbp:opened_for_traffic
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1964-11-21
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gptkbp:opening_ceremony
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attended by President Lyndon B. Johnson
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gptkbp:parking
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no
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:New_York_City_Department_of_Transportation
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gptkbp:passenger_traffic
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over 200,000 vehicles per day
motor vehicles
over 200,000 vehicles daily
over 70 million vehicles
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gptkbp:renovation
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ongoing maintenance projects
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gptkbp:significance
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first bridge to connect Staten Island and Brooklyn
first bridge to connect Staten Island to Brooklyn
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gptkbp:style
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gptkb:Modernist
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gptkbp:suspension
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main suspension
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gptkbp:type
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gptkb:bridge
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gptkbp:used_for
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vehicle traffic
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gptkbp:view
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gptkb:Brooklyn
gptkb:Staten_Island
Brooklyn side
Staten Island side
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gptkbp:wing_configuration
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4,260 feet
Verrazano Narrows
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