Old Goethals Bridge, Cantilever bridge between Staten Island and Elizabeth, United States
The steel truss bridge stretched 7,109 feet across Arthur Kill strait with a central span measuring 672 feet in length.
The Port Authority opened this transportation link on June 29, 1928, naming it after Major General George Washington Goethals on his 70th birthday.
Mohawk steelworkers from Canada applied their specialized construction skills to build this bridge, similar to their work on the George Washington Bridge.
The structure contained two 10-foot-wide lanes in each direction without shoulders, carrying over 15.5 million vehicles annually by the early 2000s.
British forces constructed a temporary floating pontoon bridge at this location during the Revolutionary War, which they destroyed while retreating in 1780.
Inception: June 29, 1928
GPS coordinates: 40.63583,-74.19694
Latest update: March 18, 2025 20:22
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