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Parts of the spire for the Freedom Tower make their way on a barge to lower Manhattan on Dec. 11 in New York City.
By NBC News and news services
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The barge is carrying nine pieces of steel that will eventually top off One World Trade Center at a symbolic 1,776 feet, becoming the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.
The pieces that make up the giant spire that will sit atop the World Trade Center's tallest building arrived in New York City on Tuesday.
A barge carried nine pieces of the 408-foot steel spire across New York Harbor from New Jersey's Port Newark.
Meanwhile, workers on the 104-story skyscraper were busy pouring concrete that will hold the spire.
The trade center's director of construction, Steven Plate, said the spire marks a post-9/11 milestone that signifies New York City is "better than ever."
The heaviest piece weighs nearly 70 tons.
The spire is expected to rise into the Manhattan sky by spring.
Plate says the 1,776-foot high-rise ? symbolizing America's freedom ? will be the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.
The high-rise is one of five new skyscrapers planned for the new World Trade Center. The project will also include a 9/11 memorial and museum, a transportation hub, 550,000 square feet of retail space and a performing arts center.
The twin towers of the old World Trade Center collapsed after hijackers flew airplanes into them on Sept. 11, 2001.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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