The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge represented an engineering marvel when it opened to traffic in November 1964. Connecting the New York City Boroughs of Staten Island and Brooklyn, the bridge has a central span of 4,260 feet, making it at the time the world's longest suspension bridge.

The bridge now has two z's to its name. Credit: WikipediaTurns out it had one problem: a missing "z." Early construction documents omitted the second z from Italian explorer Giovanni de Verrazzano's name. The error persisted for more than 50 years and left the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge one letter short.

Until October 1, that is, when New York's governor signed legislation (S.9089/A.2963-B) to correct the spelling by adding the second z.

Proponents say that fixing the typo will cost taxpayers nothing. City and state agencies are directed to correct the spelling over the next several years in the normal course of sign replacement.