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I know that boxing legend Jim Braddock built and if i am not mistaken i am pretty sure that he was the first to drive across.
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What was the first car over the Verrazano bridge?
New York City Mayor Robert F. Wagner's car was the first over the bridge .
What part of Staten Island is the verrazano bridge located in?
The Verrazano bridge is located between two areas. The first area is Brooklyn of New York City and Staten Island. It was considered the longest suspension bridge in the world after it was built in 1964.
What is the longest suspension bridge in New York City?
There are many suspension bridges in New York City. To name a few: the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Manhattan Bridge, the Williamsburg Bridge, the George Washington Bridge, the Throgs Neck Bridge, the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge, and the East River Bridge. The East River Bridge is part of the Triboro aka Robert F. Kennedy Bridge, which is actually three connected bridges. The other two are the Harlem River Bridge (a lift bridge) and the Bronx Kill Crossing (a truss bridge).
After which Italian explorer was a New York bridge named?
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.
Who was the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge named after?
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
How did Giovanni da Verrazano's explorations change the world?
Giovanni da Verrazzano is born in Italy, he worked under France, and he was looking for a sea route to the Pacific Ocean. But, he discover New York Harbor for mistaking Pamlico Sound for the Pacific. The Verrazano Bridge is named after him, for the first known European navigator in the service of the French crown to enter New York Harbor and the Hudson River. Without him, the world would be different by, there wouldn't be a bridge called the "Verrazano Bridge". There also wouldn't be a place called "New York Harbor" in the map. Last, the history would be changed of how Verrazzano is the first known European to enter New York Harbor and the Hudson River.
What was the the land bridge over which people first came to the Americas?
The Bering Land Bridge was used by the first people who came to the Americas.
What did verrazano do in 1524?
first discovered Manhattan
What did Giovanni da verrazano discover on his first voyage?
Giovanni da Verrazano discovered the New World, also known as the Americas, on his first voyage.
How many people were there when the Brooklyn bridge was first made?
On the first day of opening of Bridge, a total of 1800 vehicles and 150,300 people crossed it
Did Henry Hudson sail up the Hudson River before Giovanni da Verrazano?
yes, but Verrazano discovered it first
When was the first voyage of Giovanni da Verrazano?
i think his first voyage was in 1889
