2024-05-02T12:11:26-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150240675/video-of-nyc-s-verrazzano-narrows-bridge-facing-high-winds-goes-viral Katherine Guimapang 2020-12-08T20:07:00-05:00 >2020-12-09T12:27:55-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/21/21b11ee001ccf8381513d914ce4e94cc.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Earlier this month, the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge was closed due to weather. However, a video posted to Twitter of the bridge undergoing heavy winds went viral due to the sights and sounds recorded.</p> <p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/488499/bridges" target="_blank">Bridges</a> are built to pass strict safety and construction standards and be capable of withstanding various weight loads and weather conditions. Yet, in this case, the high winds that swept through the bridge created a sight that could have come out of a sci-fi film. On top of the dense fog cloaking the bridge, the video below left many viewers ready to share their thoughts.</p> <p></p> <p><br>"Suspension bridges &mdash; particularly the longest span in North America &mdash; are engineered to be flexible, and any movements on the bridge were within its safety standards," shares MTA Spokesperson Aaron Donovan. "The MTA's weather event safety protocols were activated early and worked as designed with no structural damage, no major vehicular accidents, and no injuries resulting from Monday's high winds."<br></p>