Goethals Bridge
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Cantilever truss bridge
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge
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| Completed in: | 1928 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, USA, North America Staten Island, New York, New York, USA, North America |
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| Crosses |
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| Coordinates: | 40° 38' 9.00" N 74° 11' 49.00" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| main span | 204.8 m | |
| total length | 2 164.1 m | |
| clearance | 41.1 m | |
| number of lanes | 4 | |
| main bridge | ||
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| length | 351.1 m | |
Cost
| cost of construction | United States dollar 7 200 000 |
Materials
| truss |
steel
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Participants
- Othmar Ammann (bridge engineer)
- J. A. L. (John Alexander Low) Waddell (consulting engineer)
- William H. Burr (consulting engineer)
- George Washington Goethals (consulting engineer)
Owner
Design
Design consultants
Relevant Web Sites
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Dave Frieder: Goethals Bridge
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HAER: Goethals Bridge, Spanning Arthur Kill from New Jersey to Staten Isl, Staten Island, Richmond County, NY
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Port Authority of New York and New Jersey: Goethals Bridge
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Wikipedia: Goethals Bridge
Relevant Publications
- Les grands ponts du monde: Hors d'Europe, Brissaud, Poitiers (France), ISBN 2902170688, 1990; pp. 123
- The Bridges of New York, Dover Publications Inc., Mineola (USA), ISBN 048641230X, 2000; pp. 111-116
Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0001772 |
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| Created: | 18/08/2001 |
| Last Updated: | 24/04/2013 |