You know, I've lived on Staten Island for 18 years (7 in Qns.) and only recently did I get stuck in traffic on the VN just under the towers. I opened my sunroof and looked up at them. My wife and I both said at the same time:
"Damn." They're huge. -V -----Original Message----- From: Brian Ledwith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 11:34 AM To: CF-Community Subject: RE: Design Chosen for WTC site Nope, it's a _big_ bridge... (from http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/bandt/html/veraz.htm) When it opened in 1964, the Verrazano Narrows Bridge was the world's longest suspension span. Today, its length is surpassed only by the Humber Bridge in England.... Its monumental 693 foot high towers are 1 5/8 inches farther apart at their tops than at their bases because the 4,260 foot distance between them made it necessary to compensate for the earth's curvature... --> -----Original Message----- --> From: Bill Wheatley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --> Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 11:28 AM --> To: CF-Community --> Subject: Re: Design Chosen for WTC site --> --> omg the verrazano bridge is that the one that is HORRIBLE and tiny and --> the --> worst designed bridge in history or is that the gothos bridge. I always --> confuse the two but that little bridge whoever made it should just be --> shot. --> LOL my gf called me and was like ok you're going to take this bridge but --> its --> really tiny so be careful and i was like oh thats fine it cant be that --> bad. --> But wow 1 inch from walls and traffic on both sides thats concentration --> it --> takes on that bridge ;) --> --> --> ----- Original Message ----- --> From: "Brian Ledwith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --> Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 11:21 AM --> Subject: RE: Design Chosen for WTC site --> --> --> I'm thrilled too. My father worked across the street from the World --> Trade Center during its construction (and lived a stones throw from the --> Verrazano bridge during its), and now I'll be witnessing this when my --> office relocates downtown in the next month or two... On the downside, --> I expect the streets will be pretty clogged with construction equipment --> for a _long_ time to come. --> --> ~bgl --> --> --> -----Original Message----- --> --> From: Vinny DiDonato [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --> --> Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 9:59 AM --> --> To: CF-Community --> --> Subject: RE: Design Chosen for WTC site --> --> --> --> I can't wait to see it finished, (and even during construction) on --> my --> --> way to --> --> work every morning. I'm thrilled! --> --> --> --> -V --> --> --> --> -----Original Message----- --> --> From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --> --> Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 09:52 AM --> --> To: CF-Community --> --> Subject: RE: Design Chosen for WTC site --> --> --> --> --> --> I like the fact that it will be 1776 feet tall, that is pretty cool --> --> --> --> > -----Original Message----- --> --> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --> --> > Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 9:40 AM --> --> > To: CF-Community --> --> > Subject: RE: Design Chosen for WTC site --> --> > --> --> > Looks pretty kewl. --> --> > --> --> > With the spires it will be the largest structure in the world. I --> am --> --> glad --> --> > they decided to go that way, rather than shorter and "safer". --> --> > --> --> > Tim --> --> > --> --> > -----Original Message----- --> --> > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] --> --> > Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 9:30 AM --> --> > To: CF-Community --> --> > Subject: Design Chosen for WTC site --> --> > --> --> > --> --> > http://makeashorterlink.com/?H3AE42E93 --> --> > --> --> > --> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
