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In December of 1965, Ammann's theory about the bridge's strength was put to the test when a private plane crashed on the upper deck of the George Washington Bridge. Both the bridge and the pilot were unharmed.
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The four main cables on the George Washington Bridge conatin 107,000 miles of .196 inch diameter wire.
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in 1930, a public contest was held to name the bridge. Due to an overwhelming response from local school children, Geroge Washington recieve the largest number of votes.
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According to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, 105,942,000 vehicles crossed the George Washington Bridge in 2003.
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Ken Philimus Port Authority of NY & NJ Antonio Altilio Shift Manager, GW Bridge Peter Rinaldi GM, World Trade Center Site, PANYNJ Kathleen Hulser New York Historical Society Dr. Margot Amman-Durrer Daughter, Othmar Ammann Darl Rastorfer Author, "Six Bridges" Chris Gagnon Senior VP, Ammann & Whitney Dave Frieder Bridge Historian Bob Durando General Manager, GW Bridge Paul Crist Engineering Program Manager, PANYNJ Franklin D. Roosevelt (archival footage) Executive Producer: Don Cambou Writer: Robert E. Ziel Producer: Robert E. Ziel Line Producer: Paul Dzilvelis Associate Producer: Dan Gibbons Editor: Brian Johnson Narrator: Max Raphael Music: Guy Thomas Producer: Bruce Nash Creator: Bruce Nash Production Manager: Shelia Collins Post Producer: Tim Knauff Clearance Supervisor: Katie Del Core Director of Research: Anthony Lacques Production Controller: Dani Eslin Accountant: Judy Gordon Accountant: Sheridan Liu Coordinator: Rosalyn McVay Researcher: Mikki Del Monico Clearance Coordinator: D.W. Blakeslee Production Assistant: Jeffery Perkins Voice over Coordinator: Mikki Del Monico Assistant Editor: Laura Steinhoff Assistant Post Coordinator: Alexander Rubinow Post Assistant: Gaylen Kobayashi Camera: John Davis Camera: Mike Kelly Field Audio: Mark Solomon Online Editor: John Price Sound Mixer: Paul Ray Animation: TAK Productions, INC Historical Consultant: Chris Gagnon Historical Consultant: Kathleen Hulser Historical Consultant: Ken Philmus Historical Consultant: Peter Rinaldi Special Thanks The Bergen County Historical Society Michael Dombrowski Dave Frieder Robert Griffin Marybeth Kavanagh Bob Leafe Ralph Molinia Wendy Nardi Joanne Nestor Ken Philmus Jill Reichenbach Bonnie Rowan Karen Ryan Herbert Somerwitz Tiffany Townsend Trenton Public Library Executive Producer: Beth Dietrich-Segarra Produced by Actuality Productions, INC 2004
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