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Interactive: Tour the bridge, see how population grew in North Jersey and test your knowledge of bridge trivia.To fully appreciate the GWB, you have to experience it close up -- as the living, breathing organism it is. Its builders designed the span not to fight natural forces but to accommodate them. Step out onto the span, and you sense the barely perceptible but constant motion, punctuated frequently by heart-stopping vibrations when large trucks barrel past. That's part of the fun, if you're wired that way.  The views in every direction are terrific. The Palisades loom in all their Triassic glory....

This CONSERVATIVE ALERT is a special message for brook from RightMarch.com: ALERT: Are you a student, or do you know one? Are students like you or the person you know willing to give up your voice for a day, for those who have none? Since January 22, 1973 over 48,000,000 babies have had their voices silenced through surgical abortion in this nation. Children in their mothers womb have been dehumanized. Over 4,400 women being damaged by the loss of their child each day. On October 25, 2005 -- this coming week -- students from around the country will remain silent,...