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
Sanchaji Bridge Sanchaji Bridge The Sanchaji Bridge () is a self-anchored suspension bridge in Changsha, Hunan, China. Completed on June 8, 2006, it has a main span of and total length of . It is signed as part of the North Second Ring Road. The bridge crosses the Xiang River between Yuelu District and Kaifu District. The name of the bridge comes from the historic place "Sanchaji", which is a community in Yuelu District now. The bridge over the Xiang River had the longest self-anchored suspension bridge in the world]] when it was completed in June 2006–. This was a record during