The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is a double-decked suspension bridge that opened its upper level to the public on November 21, 1964. It connects the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City at the Narrows, the reach connecting the relatively protected upper bay with the larger lower bay.
The bridge is named for Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano, the first known European navigator to enter New York Harbor and the Hudson River, while crossing The Narrows.
It has a center span of 4,260 feet (1,298 m) and was the largest suspension bridge in the world from the time of its completion in 1964 until 1981. It now has the eighth longest center span in the world but still is the largest suspension bridge in the United States. Among local residents it is often referred to as simply “The Verrazano”.
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