ON THIS EPISODE IT'S THE FINAL LOOK AT THE LATER YEARS AND DESCRIPTION OF THE THROG'S NECK BRIDGE:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throgs_Neck_Bridge#Later_years

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HERE IS THE QUESTION AGAIN FOR THOSE WHO LISTEN TO EPISODE 138 BUT FOR SOME REASON DID NOT POST AN ANSWER:  WHO IS THE THROG'S NECK BRIDGE NAMED FOR????

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ON THIS EDITION ITS A LOOK AT THE CONTINUATION OF BRIDGES AND TUNNELS WITH THE SILVER ANNIVERSARY HISTORY OF THE THROGS NECK BRIDGE, WHICH OPENED IN 1961. PLUS I ASK A QUESTION OF WHICH I POSTED A COMMENT TO WATCH THIS EPISODE AND POST YOUR ANSWER UNDER THE EPISODE OR PURPLE COMMENT BOX:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Throgs_Neck_Bridge#History

QUESTION IS: WHO WAS THE THROGS NECK BRIDGE NAMED FOR????  ANSWER WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON EPISODE 139 AND THOSE WHO ARE RIGHT WILL BE MENTIONED ON THE PODCAST.

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ON THIS EPISODE WE CONCLUDE WITH A L0OK AT THE INCREASING TRAFFIC, MAJOR REPAIRS, AND TOLLS ON THE BRIDGE THAT WAS BUILT BEFORE THE 1939 WORLD'S FAIR AND ONLY COST YOU A QUARTER BEFORE 1972:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronx%E2%80%93Whitestone_Bridge#Increases_in_traffic

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ON THIS EDITION ITS A NEW BRIDGE IN THE SERIES LOCATED ON THE EAST RIVER AND WAS BUILT TO CARRY THE TRAFFIC TO AND FROM THE BRONX TO QUEENS:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronx%E2%80%93Whitestone_Bridge#History

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IT'S THE FINALE OF THE HISTORIC BRIDGE THAT SPANS THREE BOROUGHS BUILT DURING THE DEPRESSION, THIS EDITION WILL LOOK AT THE LATER HISTORY INCLUDING WHEN E-Z PASS WAS FIRST IMPLEMENTED:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triborough_Bridge#Later_history

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THIS EPISODE WILL LOOK AT THE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS AND THE OPENING OF THE BRIDGE THAT WAS CONSTRUCTED DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triborough_Bridge#Significant_progress

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IT'S PART 2 OF THE THE BRIDGE THAT WAS BUILT TO SPAN THREE BOROUGH AND HELPED 18,000 WORKERS DURING THE DEPRESSION, THE TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triborough_Bridge#Funding

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THE JASON DECANIO SHOW IS ON MIXCLOUD:  THE SHOW THAT PLAYS MUSIC FROM 4 DECADES, PLUS NEWS OF THE WEIRD, HOROSCOPES, AND TICKED OFF!!!!!!!:  https://www.mixcloud.com/jason-decanio/

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AS WE CONTINUE OURT SERIES ON BRIDGES AND TUNNELS OUR PRESENTATION CONTINUES WITH PART 1 OF THE BRIDGE THAT SPANS MANHATTAN, THE BRONX, AND QUEENS, SPANNING THREE BOROUGHS, IT'S THE TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triborough_Bridge#History

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JOIN ME ON THIS 2ND EPISODE TO COMMEMORATE THE LEGACY OF WIFE, MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER, AUNT, AND OVERALL GOOD CITIZEN WHO LEFT A LEGACY IN HER NEIGHBORHOOD, MY GRANDMOTHER JOSEPHINE FRANZE 1928-2006!!!!!