Cameron on Transportation
George Washington Bridge, Called One of the Most Beautiful in the World, Was Built With Later Expansion in Mind
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With the sad news out of Baltimore this week about the collapse of the Key Bridge, I thought we’d reprise a story I wrote awhile back about New York City’s iconic George Washington bridge. It’s the bridge we love to hate. Congested, expensive ($17 toll) and nowhere near as modern as the new Tappan Zee Bridge, the George Washington Bridge is best to be avoided, but often you can’t. The “GW” was not the first New York City bridge designed to cross the Hudson River. Back in 1885 there were discussions about building a suspension bridge to bring the Pennsylvania Railroad into Manhattan at 23rd Street.