Goethals Bridge (1928–2017)
The original Goethals Bridge () connected Elizabeth, New Jersey to Staten Island, New York, near the Howland Hook Marine Terminal, Staten Island, New York over the Arthur Kill. In 2017 it was replaced by the New Goethals Bridge and later demolished. A steel truss cantilever design by John Alexander Low Waddell, who also designed the Outerbridge Crossing. The bridge's 672 ft (205 m) long central span, 7,109 feet (2,168 m) long in total, 62 feet (19 m) wide, had a clearance of 135 feet (41.1 m) and carried four lanes for traffic. 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 construction began on September 1, 1925 and cost $7.2 million. It and the Outerbridge Crossing opened on June 29, 1928. The Goethals Bridge replaced three ferries and is the immediate neighbor of the Arthur Kill Rail Bridge. Its unusually high mid-span height was a requirement of the New Jersey ports. The span was one of the first structures built by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. On the New Jersey side it was located 2 exits south of