The Bridge was the last project designed by Ammann, who had designed many of the other major crossings into and within New York City. He died in 1965, the year after the bridge opened. The -Narrows Bridge was also the last great public works project in New York City overseen by Moses. The urban planner envisioned that the and Throgs Neck Bridges would be the final major bridges in New York City for the time being, since they would complete the city's expressway system.