George Washington Bridge
Coordinates | 40°51′06″N 73°57′10″W﻿ / ﻿40.8517°N 73.9527°W﻿ / 40.8517; -73.9527﻿ (George Washington Bridge)
Crosses | Hudson River
Locale | Fort Lee, New Jersey, and New York City (Washington Heights, Manhattan), New York, United States
Other name(s) | GWB GW GW Bridge The George
Maintained by | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Design | Double-decked suspension bridge
Material | Steel
Total length | 4,760 ft (1,450 m)
Width | 119 ft (36 m)
Height | 604 ft (184 m)
Longest span | 3,500 ft (1,067 m)
Clearance above | 14 ft (4.3 m) (upper level), 13.5 ft (4.1 m) (lower level)
Clearance below | 212 ft (65 m) at mid-span
Designer | Othmar Ammann (chief engineer) Edward W. Stearns (assistant chief engineer) Allston Dana (design engineer) Cass Gilbert (architect) Montgomery Case (construction engineer)
Construction start | September 21, 1927; 92 years ago (1927-09-21) (bridge construction) June 2, 1959; 60 years ago (1959-06-02) (lower level)
Opened | October 24, 1931; 88 years ago (1931-10-24) (upper level) August 29, 1962; 57 years ago (1962-08-29) (lower level)
Daily traffic | 289,827 (2016)
Toll | (Eastbound only) As of August 29, 2019: Cars $15.00 (cash) $12.50 for Peak (E-ZPass) $10.50 for Off-peak (E-ZPass) $6.50 (when carpooling with three or more people with NY and NJ E-ZPass only) $6.25 (New York or New Jersey issued E-ZPass with registered commuter plan and three or more trips into Staten Island, NY during a calendar month) (Peak hours: Weekdays: 6-10 a.m., 4-8 p.m.; Sat. & Sun.: 11 a.m.-9 p.m.) These toll rates: view talk edit