The Bridge: The Building of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge

The Bridge: The Building of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
ISBN-10
0802776442
ISBN-13
9780802776440
Series
The Bridge
Category
Technology & Engineering
Pages
176
Language
English
Published
1964-01-01
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Author
Gay Talese

Description

Follows the construction of the longest suspension bridge in the United States, the two-and-a-half mile-long Verrazano-Narrows Bridge which connects the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Staten Island.

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