Bayonne Bridge
The Bayonne Bridge is a steel arch bridge that connects Bayonne, New Jersey and Staten Island, New York. It is the fifth-longest steel arch bridge in the world. It was the longest in the world when it was opened.[2] It was designed by bridge-builder Othmar Ammann and architect Cass Gilbert. It was built by the Port of New York Authority (now the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey).[3] It opened on November 15, 1931. In 2017 the deck was raised to allow ships designed for the new Panama Canal to pass.
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Design | Steel arch bridge |
| Clearance above | 14 feet (for motor vehicles) |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 9,025 (2016)[1] |
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The bridge of one of three bridges that connect Staten Island with New Jersey. The other bridges are the Goethals Bridge to Elizabeth, New Jersey and the Outerbridge Crossing to Perth Amboy, New Jersey.
Bayonne Bridge Media
The original deck of the Bayonne Bridge
The bridge with its original deck, seen from the North Shore Branch embankment at Nicholas Avenue
The bridge with its original deck, seen at sunset
Looking north as crane lifts a new section on a sunny midday.
New section in Port Richmond
Late 2016 state, with both old deck and new
In October 2017, old deck partially removed
A New-Panamax ship, the CMA CGM Theodore Roosevelt, about to transit under the heightened Bayonne Bridge in September 2017
View of the bridge's original deck from the lower chord
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References
- ↑ "New York City Bridge Traffic Volumes" (PDF). New York City Department of Transportation. 2016. p. 11. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Bayonne Bridge Navigational Clearance Program". Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2011.
- ↑ Two States Open Bayonne Bridge, Forming Fifth Link. November 15, 1931. p. 1. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70E10F93B5413718DDDAC0994D9415B818FF1D3.
