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So here is a list of the most famous bridges in the world, and who designed them. In the brackets the two points of origin of the bridge.

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF THE BRIDGES

Brooklyn Bridge (New York 1883) Manhattan to Brooklyn. Crosses the East River. Designed by John A. Roebling (1806-1869) engineer from Mühlhausen, Kingdom of Prussia.

George Washington Bridge (New York/New Jersey 1931) Manhattan to New Jersey.  Crosses the Hudson River. Designed by Othmar Ammann (1879-1965), structural engineer from Feuerthalen, Switzerland.

Howard Frankland Bridge (Florida 1960) St. Petersburg to Tampa. Crosses Old Tampa Bay. Designed by xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (New York City 1964) Brooklyn to Staten Island. Crosses the Narrows. Designed by Othmar Ammann (1879-1965), structural engineer from Feuerthalen, Switzerland.

CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF THE BUILDERS

1806-0612 John A. Roebling* engineer/ designer of the Brooklyn Bridge – Mühlhausen, Kingdom of Prussia (1869/63)

1879-0326 Othmar Ammann* structural engineer – Feuerthalen, Switzerland (1965/86)