New York Opens Worlds Longest Suspension Bridge (1964)

New York, 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. Note: This story relates to UN 3965 G FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also repre