(the) George Washington Bridge

(the) George Washington Bridge
a large US ↑suspension bridge (= a bridge hanging from steel cables supported by towers at each end) across the ↑Hudson River from ↑Manhattan in New York City to Fort Lee, ↑New Jersey. It is a ‘double-decker’, with one road above the other, and the length of the main section is 3 500 feet/1 067 metres. The bridge was completed in 1931.

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