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Canadian toll deadbeats cost NY, NJ millions as Port Authority sees overall loss of $1.53B in 4 years. ... Goethals Bridge and Outerbridge Crossing connecting the Garden State and the Empire State.
The original Goethals Bridge, seen from Staten Island in 2004. The original Goethals bridge was a four lane steel truss cantilever design by John Alexander Low Waddell, who also designed the nearby Outerbridge Crossing. It had a 672 ft (205 m) long central span, was 7,109 feet (2,167 m) long, 62 feet (19 m) wide, and had a vertical clearance of ...
The only section of I-278 in New Jersey was built between US 1/9 in Linden and the Goethals Bridge, opening to traffic in 1969 at a cost of $11.5 million (equivalent to $73.3 million in 2023 [25]). [26] I-278 westbound entering New Jersey
The Port Authority had $3 million of state money and raised $14 million in bonds to build the Goethals Bridge and the Outerbridge Crossing; the Goethals Bridge's construction began on September 1, 1925 and cost $7.2 million.
Tolls would increase by 25 cents on Jan. 5, 2025, followed by additional 25-cent increases between 2026 and 2028, in addition to automatic toll hikes based on inflation.
The 3.7% increase, triggered by inflation, comes as the new congestion pricing toll to enter Manhattan below 60th Street looms as well
The tolls of eleven other New York–New Jersey and Hudson River crossings along a 130-mile (210 km) stretch, from the Outerbridge Crossing in the south to the Rip Van Winkle Bridge in the north, were also changed to south- or eastbound-only at that time.
The fact that Americans can drive wherever they want to around the U.S., including over (and sometimes under) water, is a testament to the amazing architects and engineers who have built bridges ...