Construction of the bridge started in 1927 using designs by Othmar Ammann, the Swiss born master bridge engineer and architect, who ended decades of debate about where and what type of cross ...

Opened in 1931, it was an engineering marvel of its time, designed by chief engineer Othmar Ammann. The two towers of the George Washington Bridge stand on the land (one side is in New York and ...

The Port Authority’s Chief Engineer, Othmar H. Ammann, designed the bridge, and its initial construction—consisting only of the upper level—took nearly four years to complete. The lower ...

Movie"It's a pity Ammann can't live another hundred years. For then he'd build a bridge over the ocean." ...