Goethals Bridge
The Goethals Bridge (/ˈɡɒθəlz/) is the name of a pair of cable-stayed bridge spans connecting Elizabeth, New Jersey, to Staten Island, New York, in the United States. The spans cross a strait known as Arthur Kill, and replaced a cantilever bridge span built in 1928. The bridge is operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
Goethals Bridge | |
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Aerial view of the Goethals Bridge (top left) with the Arthur Kill Vertical Lift Bridge at bottom right | |
| Coordinates | 40°38′08″N 74°11′50″W |
| Carries | 6 lanes of I-278 |
| Crosses | Arthur Kill |
| Locale | Elizabeth, New Jersey and Howland Hook, Staten Island, New York, United States |
| Maintained by | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |
| ID number | 3800072 |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cantilever bridge (Original) dual-span cable-stayed twin bridge (New span) |
| Total length | 7,109 ft (2,167 m) |
| Width | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Longest span | 672 ft (205 m) |
| Clearance above | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Clearance below | 140 ft (43 m) |
| History | |
| Construction cost | $1,250,000,000 (replacement span) |
| Opened | June 10, 2017 (new eastbound span) May 21, 2018 (new westbound span) |
| Statistics | |
| Daily traffic | 82,852 (2016) |
| Toll | (Eastbound only) As of January 7, 2024:
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| Location | |
The New Jersey side is about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of Newark Liberty International Airport. The bridge and its predecessor are named for Major General George Washington Goethals, who supervised construction of the Panama Canal and was the first consulting engineer of the Port Authority.
The eastbound span opened on June 10, 2017, at which time the original span was closed. The old cantilever span was dismantled in January 2018 and the new westbound span opened on May 21, 2018.