Goethals Bridge

Goethals Bridge
Goethals Bridge
	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 / 40.63556°N 74.19722°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: Cars $17.63 (Tolls-by-Mail); $15.38 for Peak (E-ZPass); $13.38 for Off-peak (E-ZPass); (Peak hours: Weekdays: 6–10 a.m., 4–8 p.m.; Sat. & Sun.: 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.); These toll rates: view; talk; edit;
Location

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.

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.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Facts & Info - Goethals Bridge". Port Authority of New York & New Jersey. Archived from the original on February 28, 2010. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
^ Smisek, Peter (March 14, 2019). "Replacing New York's Goethals Bridge". The B1M. Archived from the original on March 8, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
^ "New York City Bridge Traffic Volumes" (PDF). New York City Department of Transportation. 2016. p. 11. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 11, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.

[PANYNJ_Facts-1] "Facts & Info - Goethals Bridge". Port Authority of New York & New Jersey. Archived from the original on February 28, 2010. Retrieved February 27, 2010.

[2] Smisek, Peter (March 14, 2019). "Replacing New York's Goethals Bridge". The B1M. Archived from the original on March 8, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2023.

[nycdot16-3] "New York City Bridge Traffic Volumes" (PDF). New York City Department of Transportation. 2016. p. 11. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 11, 2018. Retrieved March 16, 2018.

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