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GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE WITH JINX

Photos from climbing the George Washington Bridge with Jinx. The story of this climb is told in their book, Invisible Frontier.

The George Washington Bridge was the longest suspension bridge in the world when it was opened in 1931, until it was surpassed in 1937 by the Golden Gate Bridge.

The bridge is 4,760 between anchorages, and the main span is 3,500 feet. The towers rise a total of 604 feet above the level of the Hudson River, with about 360 feet of that distance above the level of the roadway.

The bridge also happens to be the home of the largest free-flying American flag in the world, which is hung over the road from the West tower on national holidays.

 

 




LB and Illich of Jinx look out over northern Manhattan.

 



LB takes a breather.



Facing New Jersey from the top of the eastern tower.




LB and Illich struggle to pull themselves out onto the very top of the bridge tower. Most of the climb was along large girders at 45-degree angles, but at the end here it was necessary to scramble up a short section of vertical beams before squeezing out through one of the narrow gaps at the top.


 


A view along the well-lit top of the East tower of the bridge.