Fort Wadsworth
the Fort Wadsworth is part of Staten Island .Interesting places in Fort Wadsworth:
| Fort Tompkins | Battery Weed | |
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Verrazano Narrows Bridge, New York City
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Verrazano Narrows Bridge, named after Giovanni de Verranzano, the Italian explorer who discovered New York Harbor in 1524. When this bridge was completed in 1964, it was the longest bridge in the world, surpassing the Golden Gate Bridge. The suspended span is so long, it was designed to compensate for the curvature of the earth. Fort Wadsworth, in the lower left, was a strategic point for guarding the entrance to New York Harbor between Staten Island and Brooklyn. Additional Bridge Photos and a Bridge Blog at www.Bridgepix.com. The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge is a double-decked suspension bridge that 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. 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 seventh longest center span in the world but still is the largest suspension bridge in the United States. Its massive towers can be seen throughout a good part of the New York metropolitan area, including from spots in all five boroughs of New York City. The bridge furnishes a critical link in the local and regional highway system. It is widely known today as the starting point of the New York City Marathon. The bridge marks the gateway to New York Harbor; all cruise ships and most container ships arriving at the Port of New York and New Jersey must pass underneath the bridge. Most ships, when built, must be built to accommodate the clearance under the bridge. Among local residents it is often referred to as simply the Verrazano. (Wikipedia)
Fort Wadsworth lighthouse
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Fort Wadsworth New York The light sitting atop Battery Weed’s northeast end of Ft Wadsworth in Staten Island started to guide ships entering and leaving New York’s Harbor in 1903. It was an active aid to navigation through the mid-60s, when the completion of the Verrazano Bridge rendered it obsolete.
upright citizen
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brooklyn side verrazano tower from ft wadsworth, staten island, nyc airport_sleeper's eventually evolving nyc set
the staten island shore
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Verrazano-Narrows Bridge; Americas longest suspension bridge (second longest in the world) connecting Brooklyn to Staten Island... Taken well after sunset...
Verrazano Bridge NY
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Battery Weed in foreground wikimapia.org/36497/
Nearest places of interest:
| south beach boardwalk South Beach Hoffman Island Swinburne Island | Battery Weed Battery Catlin Fort Tompkins Alice Austen house/Park |
