Verizzano-Narrows Bridge

My Water Post For Today.

I woke up Thursday morning to this lovely screen.

They did not tell anyone what bridge it was, but "I" knew.

It's the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and it crosses the narrows between Brooklyn and Staten Island.

It was the first bridge built that I knew about, being it opened when I was 9 years old, in 1964.

I do remember that it needed to deal with the curvature of the Earth, due to its long length.

From Flat Earth debunking website:

"Accounting for the curvature of the Earth is not usually needed for narrow high-rise building projects. Designers only need to ensure the foundation is flat, and the curvature of the Earth becomes non-factor.

For projects that extend over a long distance, like roads, railroads, canals, etc., they are built along the curvature of the Earth, and specifically accounting for the curvature is usually not needed.

But when the project extends on a long distance, as well as extending upwards, then we have no choice but to take the curvature of the Earth into account. One of such projects is the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, New York, United States.

The towers of the bridge are 1⅝ inches (41.275 mm) farther between the tops than at the base. The curvature of the Earth needs to be taken into account because the project extends on a relatively long distance as well as upwards. The height of the towers is 693 ft (211 m), and they are 4,260 ft (1,298 m) apart.

If the curvature of the Earth is not taken into account, then the two poles would not be straight towards to the center of Earth’s gravity, and the bridge will not be able to support itself properly. The cables would have to support some of the weight of the towers, as well as the load from the passing vehicles."

It's a beautiful bridge that threw snow on the roof of my rental car, the last time I traveled on it. :-)

I hope you enjoy.