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
McPhaul Suspension Bridge Warren-type pony truss bridge suspended by cables from rocker type towers. The span is held by two steel cables in diameter and long. It has two approach spans, and long, and approach roadways and long. McPhaul Suspension Bridge The McPhaul Suspension Bridge, sometimes known as Yuma, Arizona's "Bridge to Nowhere" is a suspension bridge that used to carry a section of U.S. Route 95 (US 95). The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The bridge, which was named for local Yuma resident Henry Harrison McPhaul, was built over the Gila River in 1929 and replaced in