Construction began in 1927 on the George Washington Bridge, linking the northern part of Manhattan with Fort Lee, New Jersey, with Port Authority chief engineer, Othmar Ammann, overseeing the project. The bridge was completed in October 1931, ahead of schedule and well under the estimated costs. This efficiency exhibited by the Port Authority impressed President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who used this as a model in creating the Tennessee Valley Authority and other such entities.
Construction began in 1927 on the George Washington Bridge linking the northern part of Manhattan with Fort Lee New Jersey with Port Authority chief engineer Othmar Ammann overseeing the project The bridge was completed in October 1931 ahead of schedule and well under the estimated costs This efficiency exhibited by the Port Authority impressed President Franklin D Roosevelt who used this as a model in creating the Tennessee Valley Authority and other such entities