Bayonne Bridge

The Bayonne Bridge is a steel arch bridge that connects Bayonne, New Jersey and Staten Island, New York. It is the fifth-longest steel arch bridge in the world. It was the longest in the world when it was opened.^[2] It was designed by bridge-builder Othmar Ammann and architect Cass Gilbert. It was built by the Port of New York Authority (now the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey).^[3] It opened on November 15, 1931. In 2017 the deck was raised to allow ships designed for the new Panama Canal to pass.

Bayonne Bridge
Coordinates	40.642°N 74.142°W / 40.642; -74.142
Carries	4 lanes of NY 440/ Route 440
Crosses	Kill Van Kull
Locale	Staten Island, New York City and Bayonne, New Jersey
Maintained by	Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Characteristics
Design	Steel arch bridge
Total length	5,780 feet (1,762 m)
Width	85 feet (26 m)
Longest span	1,675 feet (510.54 m)
Clearance above	14 feet (for motor vehicles)
Clearance below	215 feet (66 m) (for ships)
History
Opened	November 15, 1931 (94 years ago) (1931-11-15)
Statistics
Daily traffic	9,025 (2016)[1]
Toll	(Southbound only) As of January 5, 2020: Cars $16.00 (Cash/Tolls-by-Mail) $13.75 for Peak (E-ZPass) $11.75 for Off-peak (E-ZPass) These toll rates: view talk edit
Location

The bridge of one of three bridges that connect Staten Island with New Jersey. The other bridges are the Goethals Bridge to Elizabeth, New Jersey and the Outerbridge Crossing to Perth Amboy, New Jersey.