"Cantilevered through truss bridge over Arthur Kill on NY 440/NJ 440; the bridge was named for Eugenius Harvey Outerbridge, the first chairman of the then–Port of New York Authority." [BridgeHunter]
The bridge is 10,140' (3091m, 2 miles) long with a main span of 750' (229m).
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| HAER NY,43-____,3--1 OUTERBRIDGE CROSSING BRIDGE IN ELEVATION LOOKING NORTH - Outerbridge Crossing Bridge, Spanning Arthur Kill from New Jersey to Staten Island, Staten Island (subdivision), Richmond County, NY |
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| Michael E Pearson added Outerbridge Crossing - a 1928 built cantilever toll bridge meant only for traffic, with no transit or pedestrian crossings. The bridge was named for Eugenius Harvey Outerbridge, the first chairman of what would become Port Authority of NY & NJ. The fact that it's the southernmost bridge out of NYC and the farthest from other NYC bridges, hence an "outer" bridge, is a coincidence. If your feet, bicycle or public transit are your only options, and you're coming from Perth Amboy, NJ or points south/west, you either have the Goethals Bridge, the Bayonne Bridge, or the PATH & SI Ferry via Lower Manhattan. Or you can take the really long route and ride the R train into Bay Ridge Brooklyn and hop a bus across the Narrows. You can also take an MTA SIM express bus from Manhattan. |
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