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General Information
| Other name(s): | Bridge over the Kill van Kull |
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| Beginning of works: | 1928 |
| Completion: | 15 November 1931 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Half-through arch bridge Truss arch bridge |
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| Function / usage: |
Motorway bridge / freeway bridge |
| Material: |
Steel bridge |
Awards and Distinctions
| 2020 |
award winner
for registered users |
|---|---|
| 1985 |
for registered users |
| 1931 |
First Place
for registered users |
Location
| Location: |
Bayonne, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA Staten Island, New York, New York, USA |
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| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 40° 38' 31" N 74° 8' 31" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 1 762 m | |
| clearance | 45.7 m | |
| arch | span | 510.54 m |
Quantities
| structural steel | 16 520 t |
Materials
| deck |
steel
|
|---|---|
| arch |
steel
|
Chronology
| 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. |
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Notes
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.
Participants
Initial construction (1928-1930)
Owner
Design
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Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
- Othmar Ammann (chief engineer)
- Allston Dana (design engineer)
Architecture
- Cass Gilbert (architectural consultant)
Consulting engineers
- Leon Solomon Moisseiff (consulting engineer)
Contractor
Deck raising (2013-2019)
Owner
Contractor
Expansion joints
Relevant Web Sites
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Dave Frieder: Bayonne Bridge
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HAER: Bayonne Bridge, Spanning Kill Van Kull between Bayonne & Staten Is, Bayonne, Hudson County, NJ
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LCPC Image Gallery: Bayonne Bridge
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mageba: Bayonne Bridge
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New York Yimby: Bayonne Bridge Navigational Clearance: Raising The Road On America’s Largest Suspended Arch Bridge
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NYC Roads: Bayonne Bridge (NY 440 and NJ 169)
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Port Authority of NY and NJ: Bayonne Bridge
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Port Authority: Bayonne Bridge Navigational Clearance Project
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Wikipedia: Bayonne Bridge
Relevant Publications
- (2006): Ammann's masterpieces reach 75. In: Bridge Design & Engineering, v. 12, n. 45 (4th Quarter 2006), pp. 12.
- (1997): L'architecture et les ingénieurs. Deux siècles de réalisations. Moniteur, Paris (France), pp. 118.
- (1997): L'art de l'ingénieur. constructeur, entrepeneur, inventeur. Éditions du Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (France), pp. 76-77.
- (2020): Bayonne Bridge Segmental Approaches in Construction Engineering. Presented at: Structures Congress 2020, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, 5–8 April 2020 (Conference Cancelled).
- (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.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20000008 - Published on:
28/10/1998 - Last updated on:
06/04/2021