Milestone in George Washington Bridge $2 billion restoration 02:30. A $2 billion project to restore the 94-year-old George Washington Bridge reached a major milestone on Thursday as the last of ...

The $2 billion project to restore and rehabilitate the George Washington Bridge hit a historic milestone when the last of 592 metal ... accessible ramp as part of a new approach ramp structure.

The job to replace all 592 ropes began seven years ago as part of a $2 billion project, after they had been in place for nearly a century.

The whole structure is hung from these," Tripaldi said. "It has six wired, twisted ropes, 37 strands each, with a center core. It's just under 3 inches in diameter and weighs approximately 15 ...

All 592 of the George Washington Bridge's original suspender ropes have been replaced, the Port Authority announced Thursday. This is a major milestone in a $2 billion project to restore the ...