Bayonne Bridge

General Information

Structure:	Half-through arch bridge
Function / usage:	Motorway bridge / freeway bridge
Material:	Steel bridge

1985

Location:	Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA Staten Island, New York, New York, USA
Crosses:	Kill van Kull
Coordinates:	40° 38' 31.00" N 74° 8' 31.00" W

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structural steel

16 520 t

deck	steel
arch	steel

2013 — 2019	As a result of the widening of the Panama canal, the navigational clearance of the Bayonne Bridge is increased to allow for passage of Post-Panamax class vessels.

World's longest arch bridge until completion of New River Gorge Bridge (1978).

The abutments were originally meant to be covered with a stone veneer that was however never realized for lack of funding.

Initial construction (1928-1930)

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Deck raising (2013-2019)

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Expansion joints

mageba group

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Thrall, Ashley P. / Billington, David P. (2008): Bayonne Bridge: The Work of Othmar Ammann, Master Builder. In: Journal of Bridge Engineering (ASCE), v. 13, n. 6 (November 2008), pp. 635-643.
https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)1084-0702(2008)13:6(635)
Brown, David J. (1993): Bridges. Macmillan Publishing Company, New York (USA), pp. 96.