Wednesday, September 24, 2014
See The George Washington Bridge As Its Designers Intended - Curbed's Could Have Been - Curbed NY
See The George Washington Bridge As Its Designers Intended - Curbed's Could Have Been - Curbed NY: "The world's busiest motor-vehicle span, it's difficult to believe that the George Washington Bridge is, in a manner of speaking, unfinished. Designed by American architect Cass Gilbert and Swiss-American structural engineer Othmar H. Ammann—who, as Port Authority's Chief Engineer, was also responsible for the designs of the Verrazano Narrows and the Bayonne bridges—the suspension bridge was originally envisioned with its steel beams covered in granite."