Outerbridge Crossing
The Outerbridge Crossing, also known as the Outerbridge, is a cantilever bridge that connects Perth Amboy, New Jersey and Staten Island, New York. It was designed by John Alexander Low Waddell and built by the Port of New York Authority (now the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey).[4] It opened on June 29, 1928, the same day that the Goethals Bridge to Elizabeth, New Jersey opened.[5] It was named after Eugenius Harvey Outerbridge, the first chairman of the Port of New York Authority.[6] The bridge is of one of three bridges for cars that connect Staten Island with New Jersey. The other bridges are the Goethals Bridge and the Bayonne Bridge to Bayonne, New Jersey.
| Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Design | Steel cantilever bridge |
| Clearance above | 14 feet (4.3 m) |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 77,107 (2016)[1] |
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Outerbridge Crossing Media
View from top of tower through truss work
References
- ↑ "New York City Bridge Traffic Volumes" (PDF). New York City Department of Transportation. 2016. p. 11. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
- ↑ Template:Cite enc-nyc
- ↑ "Facts & Info - Outerbridge Crossing - The Port Authority of NY & NJ". panyn.gov. Retrieved January 19, 2014.
- ↑ Richman, Steven M. (2005). The Bridges of New Jersey: Portraits of Garden State Crossings. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press. pp. 103–104. ISBN 0-8135-3510-7.
- ↑ Two Bridges Open Over Arthur Kill. June 30, 1928. p. 35. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F70F17F63558167A93C2AA178DD85F4C8285F9.
- ↑ E. H. Outerbridge, Port Expert, Dies. Head Of Export And Import Firm And Ex-Chairman Of Port Of New York Authority.. November 11, 1932. http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0C11FB355516738DDDA80994D9415B828FF1D3.
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