Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge Island with the rest of the city. Various issues delayed the start of construction until 1959. The bridge opened on November 21, 1964, and a second deck beneath the existing span was opened in June 1969. The New York City government began a $1.5 billion reconstruction of the bridge's two decks in 2014. The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge has a central span of . It was the longest suspension bridge in the world from 1964 until it was surpassed by the Humber Bridge in the United Kingdom in 1981. The bridge has the 13th longest main span in the world, as well
Hålogaland Bridge Hålogaland Bridge The Hålogaland Bridge () is a suspension bridge which crosses the Rombaksfjorden in the municipality of Narvik in Nordland county, Norway. As the second-longest bridge span in Norway, it is part of the European Route E6 highway. It will shorten the driving distance from Narvik to Bjerkvik by and from Narvik to Bjørnfjell, via European Route E10 by . The bridge was estimated to cost . Financing came from a mix of state grants and tolls. The bridge lies above the Arctic Circle and is the longest suspension bridge within the Arctic Circle at the time of its