The mta briefly closed both the upper. Intermittent full closures in both directions will happen between. Ship loses power near verrazzano bridge. Nypd searching for suspect who jumped out of stolen car on bridge. Whale surprises fishermen off staten island. Police say the two. Here is both real time traffic, and historical traffic information for the bridge. The bridge’s construction was vividly chronicled by gay talese, then a cub re=orter for the new york times, whose book, the bridge, is now being reissued in an. Web — the bridge was named after giovanni da verrazzano, who, in 1524, was the first european explorer to sail into new york harbor. Its monumental 693 foot high.
