photograph by Roger W. Smith

The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge is a suspension bridge connecting Brooklyn and Staten Island. It spans the Narrows, a body of water linking New York Harbor with Lower New York Bay (known as the Loewr Bay) and the Atlantic Ocean.

The bridge was named for the Italian explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano (1491-1528).

— posted by Roger W. Smith

   August 2025