George Washington Bridge

The George Washington Bridge is a suspension bridge over the Hudson River, connecting the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan Island in New York City to Fort Lee, New Jersey. The pillar on the Manhattan side of the bridge stands on Jeffery’s Hook, above the Little Red Lighthouse. In 2004 the bridge traffic was 108,404,000 vehicles.

The Bridge in Arts and Entertainment

The GWB's first movie appearance was in Ball of Fire (1941), and it subsequently appeared in How to Marry a Millionaire, The In-Laws, and Desperately Seeking Susan. The bridge features prominently in the 1997 movie Cop Land, its lower deck serving as a site for an important early scene and the entire bridge acting as a symbolic barrier between Manhattan and the small towns across the river in New Jersey.

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Ball of Fire - 1941 - How to Marry a Millionaire - The In-Laws - Desperately Seeking Susan - 1997 - Cop Land

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The bridge's construction is featured in the 1942 children's book The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge by Hildegarde Swift and illustrated by Lynd Ward (ISBN 0152045716). In the book, a small lighthouse on the Manhattan shore fears it will be overshadowed and rendered useless by the bridge's tall towers and bright lights -- but is reassured that the bridge's lights are for airplanes, not ships. The lighthouse is currently owned by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.

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1942 - The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge - Lighthouse - New York City Department of Parks and Recreation

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A famous episode of I Love Lucy concludes with the show's four main cast members beginning a motor trip from New York to Hollywood, while driving across the George Washington Bridge and singing California, Here I Come.

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I Love Lucy - New York - Hollywood - California, Here I Come

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The bridge was featured in the Amazing Spider-Man comic books (issue #121) when Spider-Man's girlfriend, Gwen Stacy, is kidnapped and held at the bridge by the Green Goblin. However, the artwork in the comic book is of the Brooklyn Bridge. Further confusing things is that a similar scene in the 2002 Spider-Man movie is clearly set on the Queensboro Bridge.

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Spider-Man - Gwen Stacy - Green Goblin - Brooklyn Bridge - 2002 - ''Spider-Man'' movie - Queensboro Bridge

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In the video game , the bridge is featured in the opening sequence when Solid Snake jumps off the bridge onto a passing tanker.

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American composer William Schuman wrote The George Washington Bridge for concert band in 1950.

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William Schuman - 1950

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The GWB appears in Stephen King's Dark Tower books, both in New York and the city of Lud.

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Stephen King's - Dark Tower - Lud

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