the George Washington Bridge
/ðə ˌdʒɔːdʒ ˌwɒʃɪŋtən ˈbrɪdʒ/
/ðə ˌdʒɔːrdʒ ˌwɑːʃɪŋtən ˈbrɪdʒ/
- 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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