Verrazano Narrows Bridge

Completed in 1964 by American Bridge, the Verrazano Narrows Bridge project consisted of holding the prime construction contract for the cables and suspended spans of the bridge. The work entailed the largest air-spinning project ever completed: four 36″ diameter main cables, spanning 143,000 miles and 38,469 tons of wire. American Bridge also fabricated and erected the 101′ wide, 24′ deep, double-deck, 6,690′ suspended truss, which weighed 44,000 tons; hung 389,000 linear feet of suspender ropes; and fabricated and placed nearly 100,000 square feet of steel grid deck. Under a separate contract, American Bridge fabricated and erected 21,000 tons of steel for all approaches. The total value of American Bridge’s participation in the project was $98.7 million. The Verrazano Narrows Bridge remains the largest air-spinning project ever and the longest suspension bridge in North America.