world Largest top bridges

Verrazano-Narrows, New York City, U.S.

Year completed: 1964
Span: 1,298 meters (4,260 feet)

The majestic Verrazano-Narrows Bridge spans the opening to New York’s harbor, connecting Staten Island to Brooklyn. It’s the main thoroughfare for truckers leaving New York to carry goods to New Jersey and down the East Coast. The Verrazano held the top spot for 17 years, until the Humber Bridge was completed in the U.K. in 1981.