5 April, 2007

The day started early…very early. I had a 6:45 am flight from DFW to EWR for a meeting with a potential vendor. As I do, I took numerous photos inside the beautiful D Terminal at DFW, but none of them made the cut this time, because on the transit from EWR to JFK to take a flight out that evening (yeah, it was a day-trip *shudder*) we took the I248 over the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. What a glorious, if badly in need of some paint and loving, structure. Lou, who was driving the car lives in the area and was full of knowledge as were Greg and Rich, who both grew up in the area. I’d never been across this bridge before; and I can’t imagine a better way to travel across it than with these three very knowledgeable gentlemen. This photo is of the Manhattan side support as viewed from Dyker Beach Park in Brooklyn. Named for Italian explorer Giovanni de Verrazano, it was the longest suspension bridge in the world at the time of its completion in 1964 and remained so until 1981. It is now the 7th longest suspension bridge in the world but remains the longest in the US.
The bridge connects Staten Island to Brooklyn and is widely considered to be the entry point to Manhattan. It is the starting point for the world-renknowned New York City Marathon and marks the entrance to New York Harbor. These are just a few of the fascinating bits of information imparted to me during that 2.5 hour drive from Newark Airport to JFK Airport. Thanks, guys.
Cheers.

~KR (5 April, 2007)

Camera: Canon PowerShot S1 IS
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/640)
Aperture: f/4.5
Focal Length: 19.5 mm
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire

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Tags: architecture, Bridge, Daily, Driving, Looking Up, Man-made, Sky, Travel, Urban