Verrazano Bridge a Brief History

[scarywinkoproductios]

final destination 5 bought me here

[456kaltrina]

What the hell ?????? is that traficc @:023 omfg

[jendel42750]

The next New Yorker who calls this thing "Duh Verrin-ZAH-noh Bridge" is gonna get a punch in the mouth .

[tonystarks4545]

weeeelllll spoke brooklyn stand up

[keetongeer]

This posted video, “40 Years in 3 Minutes” takes a look at some NYC moments in history while synched to The Beatles’ GET BACK and GLASS ONION. Also includes some 8mm film antics from 1971. Enjoy.

[grillage2]

Just to mention the CORRECT pronunciation of the Goethals Bridge is Go-Thals. NOT Goth-als.

[Rollman1]

I used to stop at the end of Bay Parkway in Brooklyn at night were you have a great view of the hole bridge The cars traveling it looked like a never ending chain of twinkaling lights

[Treman262]

The pictures at 0:28 and 1:45 are interesting. I think that neither one of them are actual pictures of the Verazano Bridge.

[VVHTV]

@Treman262 Both photos are of the Verrazano Narrows bridge, the construction pictures are well before the bridge was finally painted blue and show the orange colored primer coat.

[Treman262]

@VVHTV It is not the bridge that looks wrong. The coastline in both of those pictures does not match the Brooklyn or Staten Island profile. Don't get me wrong, this is a great video in every respect. I just question those two photos especially the one at 1:45. If I had to guess, I would say it's the Throgs Neck Bridge looking west towards the north shore of Queens

[VVHTV]

@Treman262 You have a point -- nice catch.

[Treman262]

@VVHTV Thank you sir! I very much appreciate the compliment but I also really enjoyed the video. Good work

[rockstarboy4ever]

@Treman262 I can understand why you thought niether picture was the bridge. Staten island did not really look like it self from that view to me. 

[playone4me]

MTA will Bleed us to no end there hand is in your pocket ?

[KCguero816]

I went under this bridge on the Carnival Legend!! it was amazing!!

[ricksk81993]

sounds like verizon bridge...

[TheCoolUser1]

The Hudson River, two years ago... We had classified intelligence that a new

type of Metal Gear was scheduled for transport. The whole thing stank... ...but

our noses have been out in the cold too long.

[BartmanMC]

ive been across the Verrazono Bridge more than any other bridge ever. I love it, espeacally at night.

[kscietrapong]

I drove over the bridge in a semi truck. I remember the view of brooklyn and manhattan, lots of ships passing below, airplanes everywhere above, view of busy freeways below, ocean to the east and the bay to the west. The bridge is so huge and so high, the scale of it all. Anytime i come to NYC i am impresed by it`s bridges and how vibrant it is. I`ve been there many times over last 10 years and I never stop marveling. The only thing that compares is entering San Franciso throug oakland bay bridg

[ediann]

My dad was an ironworker for local 361 and he worked on the bridge in the early 1960's. He related many stories of his experiences. He was truly amazing and I am so very proud to say thay my dad helped build the verrazano bridge!

rip dad, we miss you. everytime I drive over the verrazano i think of you!

[callujah]

@ediann my dads an ironworker for local 40

[fh1mahfanzai]

when they are goin to stop charging for the bridge! ridiculous 11 dollars.. when the bridge was built, they said once they get back the money that invested in bridge they would stop tolling. such a bullshit

[WHALEDOGS9111]

Fuck staten island and that $11 toll. Never date a girl from staten island bc it will cost you $11 DOLLARS PLUS GAS. Get a hooker its cheaper than a staten island girl

[shadownicky123]

i can see this bridge from my window :P

[ruudjemulder]

Thanks,

Like to know:

Is it possible to cross the bridge by public transportation.

Ruud Mulder

Netherlands

[ruudjemulder]

Thank,

Because I will visit NYC next month for 14 days vacation.

I will find it out.

[VVHTV]

Yes, NYC buses travel across the Verrazano Bridge on a regular basis.

[anonymousrecovery]

Verizano was supposed to be named after JFK (see Wiki) but the Italian Mafia squelched that.

[Lictorium]

@anonymousrecovery

Giovanni da Verrazzano was the first to explore the new york area;

don't you think he deserves at least a bridge named after him?

there's no risk jfk will be forgotten for that...........

[nyclifestyle1]

Arturo Montenora claims Giovanni da Verrazzano was from florence italy,

[frankiebones01]

If I could have all the money in tolls I spent going over that bridge in the past 25 years, I'd have a small fortune.

[justin39640]

@frankiebones01 indeed

[UP58]

The chief engineer of the bridge was my uncle, Milton Brumer (see Wikipedia).

[Mrkissuallover12]

This really is a fantastic bridge. If you go to NY, you need to drive across it. When you are coming into Brooklyn, you can see almost the entire city.

There is a parking rest area underneath off the Belt Parkway on the Brooklyn side. It is estimated that there are 10 conceptions a night there!

[FatMasterWilk]

god i love waken up and see the Verrazano in my window and when im on the platforn to wait for the Staten Island Train to go to work.....

[Dexmaus]

$11 toll is terribad for nyc residents

[gopconservative78]

too bad New York City sucks

[Razorblade12161216]

nyc dosent suck dumb fuck!

[ATY9Productions]

you suck...

[laurensadriaanse]

@gopconservative78 it has less crime than any of the bible belt cities and is a whole lot more fun

[Kalphiter45]

Used to be weekly(x2) visit to my grandma on Long Island(Floral Park)

Well, anyway, I remember a power plant by Niagra Falls named after Robert Moses. I remember that that power plant was involved in the outage of 1965 and 2003.

The Verazzano bridge is 60ft longer than the Golden gate and had the longest span in the world from 1964-84

[leonardwilson85]

This bridge is gigantic. You can see it from lower Manhattan

[carmelo1966]

I lived in Brooklyn for a while now live in Ky, I went to visit my brother one year and took my wife with me we went through the Verrazano bridge. she has never been in N.Y. and she was terrified when we drov e thru the Bridge. Her been a southener was something amazing seeing the most vibrant and spectacular city on the planet. I LOVE NEW YORK!

[Cowspots1956]

My father was a welder on this bridge. He said that even on a clear day, he'd come down from the top of it soaking wet from the fog!!

[verrazanobridge]

carnivore bridge I`ve been there

from finland

[verrazanobridge]

carnivore bridge

[Ctasker5]

ive been on that bridge prolly hundreds of times

[WhoIsTadhg]

i'll be driving over the Verrazano Bridge in about an hour

[mrshow1]

nice little documentary, though the narrator neglected to mention that Othmar Ammann also engineered the Bayonne Bridge. i remember reading when the Verrazono-Narrows bridge was being dedicated, Robert Moses forgot to mention Othmar Ammann. oh well.

[laurensadriaanse]

@mrshow1 he was the designer of most of the tbta bridges in nyc

[SteveCarras]

That was his last bridge.

[japrse]

too expensive. $10.... its stopping me to go to S.I for fishing!

[angelcordyus001]

i have ezpass

its free

[pissboy101]

this is so touching....but, why does the price continue to rise just for passing over? stop charging so much.  One of the reasons why I left "The Rock"

[Chachi255]

I live 2 min, away

[romka4567]

i live exactly like 25min walk away if u remember the summer of 08 in late august a half naked kid walking around the area walkpath thatll b me :] I was on mushrooms i didnt know wat was happening

[Gegezdad]

I remember the toll being FREE !!!!!!!

[bayridgephantom]

No you don't. Unless you were one of the crew that built it. There was always a toll.

[poopdeck2009]

As a kid I used to stare out the window of my apartment at the bridge in the distance.

[sonic2batt]

same here

[kingofdamill]

i remember my family was drivin to new york and i woke up and looked out the window and i was like where the fuck are we?

[j6282]

u were in ny silly

[SteelHorseRiders]

I watched this bridge being built as a child and was always mesmerized by it. When I was in the first grade, I actually painted a picture of it completed, before it was completed. The school later displayed it inside of a Brooklyn Bank. One of the most beautiful bridges built.

Shash (now in Florida)

[RayburnPower]

Where did you get that?

[spermbank1]

I Love this bridge, my aunts house is on Shore rd, and its the dominating structure that you can see from her house, the lights at night just make it!

[METHAMET]

My mother drove me in her new car across the bridge the first night it was opened, no tolls charged for that special day. It was a clear night, so the lights of Manhattan were easily visible. After circling around at Bay Ridge, we returned to S.I.

The bridge was filled with cars. The lighted bridge from the Brooklyn side was glorious to behold.

[VerrazanoLover]

love this bridge there is a book called the great bridge talks exactly as said in this video but in the bridges of NY there is a story that gustave linthal wanted to build a liberty bridge for the nearrows in the 20's a tribute to wwI casualties the verrazano is a beautiful bridge

[youracoldfart]

its a beautiful bridge, this and golden gate are the best in the world

[Myrolex]

Wonderful Piece!

[ediann]

My dad worked on the Verazano Bridge in the early 60's and it's amazing to see pictures of him walking the cables. He is a retired local 361 ironworker and we are very proud of him!

Thanks for the video!

[kenny9048]

thankyou for posting this on youtube. i actually work as a tbta officer in one of their tunnels. always loved the history of this bridge. there was also a famous boxer who worked on this bridge also. thankyou for sharing