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Entered Union: June 25, 1788 (10th State)
Present constitution adopted: 1970
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(Encyclopedia) George Washington Bridge, vehicular suspension bridge across the Hudson River, between Manhattan borough of New York City and Fort Lee, N.J.; constructed 1927–31. It is one of the…
