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 The
Bayonne Bridge
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One of the longest
steel arch bridges in the world, the Bayonne Bridge
spans the Kill Van Kull to link Bayonne, New Jersey,
with the Port Richmond area of Staten Island, New
York. It is one of the most spectacular bridges
in the metropolitan area, with a mid-span clearance
of 150 feet that permits ocean-going vessels to
use this entrance to Port Newark and the
Elizabeth-Port Authority Marine Terminal without
interference.
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This
bridge is an important part of the regional system
of arterial highways. On Staten Island, it leads to
the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge via the Martin Luther
King, Jr. Expressway and the eastbound Staten Island
Expressway (1-278). It also leads to the Goethals
Bridge and Outerbridge Crossing via the westbound
Staten Island Expressway. The Bayonne Bridge
was awarded the prize for the most beautiful steel
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bridge of 1931 by the American
Institute for Steel Construction. The design of the
arch features a slender, slightly tapered hyperbolic
curve over the roadway. The trusses of the arch are
a pleasing pattern of repetitive regular triangles.
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Technical
Bridge Facts
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Opened
to Traffic |
November
15, 1931 |
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Length of
Arch Span |
1,675 feet |
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Length of
New Jersey Viaduct |
3,010 feet |
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Length of
Staten Island Viaduct |
2,010 feet |
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Total Length
of Elevated Structure |
6,695 feet |
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Total Length
of Bridge |
5,780 feet |
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Width of
Bridge |
85 feet |
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Number of
Traffic Lanes |
4 lanes |
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Width of
Roadway |
40 feet |
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Clearance of Bridge at Mid-Span |
150 feet |
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Height of
Arch Above Water at Crown |
325 feet |
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Cost of
original structure |
$13,000,000 |
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Port
Authority investment as of 12/31/98 |
$114,698,000 |
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Number of
Toll Lanes |
4 |
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Structural Type: |
Arch bridge
fixed, suspended deck |
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Function: |
Highway bridge |
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Location: |
Between Staten Island, City
of
New York,
New York (USA)
and
Bayonne,
New Jersey (USA)
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Crosses: |
Kill van Kull |
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Built: |
1928 - 1931 |
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Owner(s): |
Port Authority of New York
and New Jersey
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Persons Involved:
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chief engineer |
Othmar Herrmann Ammann
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design engineer |
Allston Dana
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consulting engineer |
Leon Solomon Moisseiff
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architectural consulting |
Cass Gilbert
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Firms and offices involved:
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design |
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
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contractor |
American Bridge Company
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Stone abutments that
were originally planned were not built
because of lack of funds.
World's longest arch bridge until
completion of New River Gorge Bridge
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