Outerbridge Crossing

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Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

BH Photo #160347

Overview: Cantilevered through truss bridge over Arthur Kill on NY 440/NJ 440 between Perth Amboy and Staten Island in New York
Location: New York City, Richmond County, New York, and Middlesex County, New Jersey
Status: Open to traffic
History: Opened to traffic June 29, 1928
Design: Cantilevered through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 375.0 ft.
Total length: 2,099.8 ft. (0.4 mi.)
Deck width: 39.7 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 19.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.52472, -74.24750 (decimal degrees)
40°31'29" N, 74°14'51" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/563739/4486270 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Arthur Kill
Inventory numbers: NY 5523069 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26716 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 08/2014): Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 49.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2014): 76,523