Henry Hudson
The Verrazano Narrows Bridge is named after the Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano. He was the first known navigator to travel into the Hudson River and New York Harbor.
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. Source: Wikipedia
Yes, its named after the famous explorer
Please, check your spelling. If you are asking "Who were the founders of the Verrazano Bridge", then the answer is... The Verrazano bridge was named after Giovanni de Verrazano, and explorer from France.
The Verrazono Bridge is located in the New York Bay area. This bridge was named at the great explorer that first found New York Govanni Da Verrazono.
The building of the Sydney Harbor Bridge was such an achievement during the great depression because this kept many workers during the Depression employed. The bridge was named "Iron Lung".
Giovanni de Verrazano
First, the Dutch and then the English. New York is named after the Duke of York.
There was no explorer named after the Hudson river. The Hudson river was named after the explorer, Henry Hudson.
The Italian was Giovanni de Verrazano and the bridge is called the Verrazano -Narrows Bridge which is a double- decked suspension bridge connecting the boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City at the Narrows
Among others, George Washington had a bridge named after him.
The mountain peak in Colorado which is named after an American explorer is PikeÕs Peak. This mountain peak was named after Zebulon Pike who was an army explorer.