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Outerbridge Crossing

Richmond County, New York, and Middlesex County, New Jersey

Photos 

Photo taken by Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #160347

Map 

Street View 

Description 

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

Facts 

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
Builders
- J.A.L. Waddell of Port Hope, Canada
- Port Authority of NY&NJ
Design
Cantilevered Warren 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
Average daily traffic (as of 2014)
83,650
Inventory numbers
NY 5523069 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 26716 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of August 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Sufficiency rating: 50 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Arthur Kill (6)
Built 1928 (1,252)
Built during 1920s (10,444)
Cantilevered (310)
Cantilevered truss (252)
HAER documented (1,138)
Have street view (30,436)
J.A.L. Waddell (22)
Middlesex County, New Jersey (94)
Navigable waterway (2,242)
New Jersey (1,761)
New York (5,242)
New York City, New York (345)
 Open (41,456)
Owned by bridge authority (268)
Port Authority of NY&NJ (7)
Richmond County, New York (40)
Span length 250-500 feet (1,306)
State line crossing (967)
Through truss (19,042)
Toll (182)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (2,050)
Truss (38,331)
Warren through truss (1,738)
Warren through truss with all verticals (465)
Warren truss (7,182)

Update Log 

  • July 27, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • July 12, 2021: Updated by Luke: Removed superfluous "J.A.L. Waddell-designer" category
  • August 16, 2019: New photos from Geoff Hubbs
  • July 20, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • July 2, 2014: New Street View added by Ralph Demars
  • April 2, 2010: New photos from Jason Smith

Sources 

  • Wikipedia
  • Jason Smith - flensburg [dot] bridgehunter [dot] av [at] googlemail [dot] com
  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Luke

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