Water towers Description edob2009 posted a photo: Looking upward in wonder Description edob2009 posted a photo: imgp1087.jpg Description Mr. Pi posted a photo: imgp1034.jpg Description Mr. Pi posted a photo: Berries in all colours imgp1054.jpg Description Mr. Pi posted a photo: The former torpedo building of the Fort Wadsworth complex. These 19th century 'torpedoes' were om fact explosive buoys that could be triggered by an electrical wire. If any threat occurred, the army could quickly deploy them across the narrows. The cables were stored in a different building. The rails were for transporting the torpedoes to the wharf. imgp1008.jpg Description Mr. Pi posted a photo: The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge imgp1021.jpg Description Mr. Pi posted a photo: One of the towers of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge imgp1157.jpg Description Mr. Pi posted a photo: The Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge imgp1213.jpg Description Mr. Pi posted a photo: Pigeon on the ramp of the ferry imgp1050.jpg Description Mr. Pi posted a photo: imgp0987.jpg Description Mr. Pi posted a photo: The Eagean Highway, a ship designed to transport cars. We had a bit of a discussion whether it was coming towards us (from direction NY) with its front or its backside. imgp1186.jpg Description Mr. Pi posted a photo: Three bridges imgp1018.jpg Description Mr. Pi posted a photo: A small road underneath the bridge leads to the battery weed. imgp1183.jpg Description Mr. Pi posted a photo: New Jersey building imgp1037.jpg Description Mr. Pi posted a photo: I don't think I've ever seen reeds on a hill imgp0991.jpg Description Mr. Pi posted a photo: Tugboat the Heron under the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Seems a bit rusty. imgp1080.jpg Description Mr. Pi posted a photo: The former torpedo building. imgp1005.jpg Description Mr. Pi posted a photo: The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge connects Staten Island to Brooklyn. At the time of its opening in 1964, it was the largest suspension bridge in the world. Nowadays, it's still the largest suspension bridge in the US. In 1969, an extra deck was added. The bridge measures 2039 meters between the anchor points. The main span between the towers, which stand over 200 meters tall, is 1298 meter long. The bridge sees about 33 million car rides each year. The deck is 70 meters over the water, so it poses no problem for even the largest ocean steamers entering the New York bay. imgp1111.jpg Description Mr. Pi posted a photo: The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge far away imgp1090.jpg Description Mr. Pi posted a photo: Complex on the terrain of Fort Wadsworth