New York State Assembly act regarding the naming of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge
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Photocopy of an act issued by the State of New York in Assembly to amend the highway law to provide that the Narrows Bridge be designated and known as the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Dated February 8, 1960.
Historical note
The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is a suspension bridge that connects the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Staten Island. The bridge is named for the Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano, the first known European explorer to enter New York Harbor and the Hudson River, and for the body of water it spans, called the Narrows. Construction on the bridge began in the summer of 1959 and the bridge's upper deck was opened in November of 1964. The lower deck of the bridge was completed in 1969. The construction of the bridge was the last major project overseen by New York State Parks Commissioner and Head of the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, Robert Moses. The name of the bridge was initially misspelled with only one Z. This mistake was officially corrected in 2018.
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This small collection is housed in a single folder.
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of an act issued by the State of New York in Assembly to amend the highway law to provide that the Narrows Bridge be designated and known as the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Dated February 8, 1960.
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Open to researchers without restriction.
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Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); New York State Assembly act regarding the naming of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, 1977.580, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of James A. Kelly, 1965.
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This collection was rehoused and the finding aid revised by Dee Bowers in 2023.
