Outerbridge Crossing
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| Outerbridge Crossing | |
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 The Outerbridge Crossing, seen from Tottenville, Staten Island. Perth Amboy, New Jersey is on the left; Staten Island, New York is on the right |
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| Carries | 4 lanes of NJ 440/NY 440 |
| Crosses | Arthur Kill |
| Locale | Perth Amboy, New Jersey and southwestern Staten Island, New York |
| Maintained by | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |
| Design | Steel Cantilever bridge |
| Longest span | 750 feet (229 meters) |
| Total length | 10,140 feet (3,093 meters)[1] |
| Width | 62 feet (18.9 meters) |
| Vertical clearance | 14 feet (4.3 meters) |
| Clearance below | 135 feet (41.1 meters)[1] |
| AADT | 83,900[2] |
| Opening date | June 29, 1928 |
| Toll | $8.00 (eastbound) ($6.00 off-peak E-ZPass) |
The Outerbridge Crossing is a cantilever bridge which spans the Arthur Kill. The "Outerbridge", as it's commonly known, connects Perth Amboy, New Jersey with Staten Island, New York and carries NY-440 and NJ-440, each road ending at the respective state border.
Tolls are collected in the eastbound direction only. The cash toll is $8 for passenger vehicles. Users of E-ZPass pay a discounted toll of $6 during off-peak hours (outside of 6-9 am and 4-7 pm).
The Outerbridge Crossing carried 32,438,000 vehicles (both directions) in 2006, or approximately 90,000 each day.[3]
It is a steel cantilever construction, designed by John Alexander Low Waddell and built under the auspices of the Port of New York Authority, now the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which currently operates it.
It opened simultaneously with the Goethals Bridge on June 29, 1928. Both spans have similar designs.
The bridge was named for Eugenius Harvey Outerbridge, the first chairman of the then-Port of New York Authority and a resident of Staten Island.[4][1]
In recent years, the bridge has undergone numerous repair jobs as a result of the high volume of traffic that crosses the bridge each day.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Kenneth T. Jackson, ed : The Encyclopedia Of New York City P. 870:1995; Yale University Press; The New-York Historical Society.
- ^ 2005 NYSDOT Traffic Data Report: AADT Values for Select Toll Facilities. Retrieved on 2007-05-05.
- ^ Outerbridge Crossing, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Accessed March 2, 2008.
- ^ "E. H. Outerbridge, Port Expert, Dies. Head Of Export And Import Firm And Ex-Chairman Of Port Of New York Authority. Aided Major Harbor. Comprehensive Development Started in His Term Of Office twice. Chamber Of Commerce Head.", New York Times, Friday; November 11, 1932. Retrieved on 2008-03-09. "Eugenius H. Outerbridge, head of the firm of Harvey Outerbridge and former chairman of the Port of New York Authority, died yesterday in the New York ..."
[edit] External links
- Port Authority: Outerbridge Crossing
- Outerbridge Crossing Historic Overview at Steve Anderson's nycroads.com
- Outerbridge Crossing is at coordinates Coordinates:
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