| NEW YORK OPENS WORLD'S LONGEST SUSPENSION BRIDGE First traffic rolls along New York's huge suspension bridge | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 8914 |
| Catalog #: | 87442 | |
| Clip Number: | 87442-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 3966 C | |
| Timecode: | 01:10:13 - 01:12:14 | |
| Location: | New York, NY | |
| Year Shot: | 1964 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CEREMONIES: Ribbon Cutting ENGINEERING: Bridges, Suspension LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York, New York TRANSPORTATION: Traffic Scenes | |
| Description: | NEW YORK OPENS WORLD'S LONGEST SUSPENSION BRIDGE First traffic rolls along New York's huge suspension bridge New York, NY United States of America Various GV's of the Giovanni da Verrazano Bridge at the mouth of New York Harbour. VS. Crowds gather round and Mayor Wagner, Cardinal Spellman and Robert Moses take part in the ribbon cutting ceremony and also the man who designed the bridge, 85 year old Othmar Ammann. VS. The people in their cars and police motor cycles being first to cross the bridge. VS. Cars passing through toll gate to go onto bridge. GV. Traffic jam on and approaching the bridge for the people who want to cross the bridge first day, good American traffic jam. LS. At dusk of Statue of Liberty and pan to show the new bridge. GV. Of the new bridge at night gaily lit up. | |
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